®Planning appeal decision
Land off Trent Lane, Kings Newton, Melbourne, Derbyshire, DE73 8BT
Planning appeal 6001145 at Land off Trent Lane, Kings Newton, Melbourne, Derbyshire, DE73 8BT (South Derbyshire District Council) was dismissed on 29 January 2026 by Inspector Couper C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would represent a suitable location for housing, having regard to the spatial strategy for the area, and the effect on its character and appearance, including on the setting of the Kings Newton Conservation Area and on listed buildings at Elms Farmhouse and 32 Trent Lane.
Erection of 2 three bedroomed dwellings and associated parking and landscaping
- Authority
- South Derbyshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Couper C
- Postcode
- DE73 8BT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would represent a suitable location for housing, having regard to the spatial strategy for the area, and the effect on its character and appearance, including on the setting of the Kings Newton Conservation Area and on listed buildings at Elms Farmhouse and 32 Trent Lane
What decided it
The scheme's conflict with Framework policies protecting designated heritage assets, combined with the harm to the setting of the Kings Newton Conservation Area and Elms Farmhouse, outweighed the modest public benefits of housing supply and economic benefits.
The modest public benefits of housing supply, biodiversity net gain and economic benefits did not outweigh the less-than-substantial but considerable harm to the setting of designated heritage assets
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy H1Policy BNE5Policy BNE10Policy DP1Policy DP2Policy HC1Policy BNE2Policy S1Policy S2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 78Paragraph 212Paragraph 213Paragraph 215
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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