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Dismissed7 May 20266001432

McGregors Way, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S40 2WB

Planning appeal 6001432 at McGregors Way, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S40 2WB (Chesterfield Borough Council) was dismissed on 7 May 2026 by Inspector Bartle L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, including whether the appeal site is grey belt land with particular reference to whether flood risk provides a strong reason for refusing or restricting the proposed development.

a proposed storage unit

Authority
Chesterfield Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector
Bartle L
Postcode
S40 2WB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, including whether the appeal site is grey belt land with particular reference to whether flood risk provides a strong reason for refusing or restricting the proposed development
  • the effect of the proposal on biodiversity
  • would any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The substantial weight given to Green Belt harm combined with flood risk and biodiversity harm was not clearly outweighed by the moderate benefits of employment use and job creation, so very special circumstances did not exist to justify the inappropriate development.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CLP1Policy CLP6Policy CLP13Policy CLP15Policy CLP16Policy CLP19
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 181Paragraph 187

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