®Planning appeal decision
Tamworth Street Motors, 4 Tamworth Street, Duffield, Belper, Derbyshire, DE56 4ER
Planning appeal 6002248 at Tamworth Street Motors, 4 Tamworth Street, Duffield, Belper, Derbyshire, DE56 4ER (Amber Valley Borough Council) was dismissed on 9 April 2026 by Inspector Aston R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the setting of Tamworth House, a Grade II Listed Building.
Demolition of existing garages and workshops. Erection of 2 new-build detached dwellings with associated parking
- Authority
- Amber Valley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Aston R
- Postcode
- DE56 4ER
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the setting of Tamworth House, a Grade II Listed Building
- Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Duffield Bank Conservation Area
- Whether the proposal would safeguard the Outstanding Universal Value of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site
- Protected species
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with particular regard to outlook, light and privacy
- Flooding and flood risk
- If conflict with the development plan, taken as a whole is identified, whether such conflict is outweighed by other material considerations
What decided it
The less-than-substantial harms to the setting of Tamworth House, the conservation area and the World Heritage Site Buffer Zone, when considered cumulatively, were not outweighed by the public benefits of housing delivery and brownfield reuse.
The less-than-substantial harms to multiple heritage assets, when considered cumulatively, outweighed the public benefits of two new homes on a brownfield site and the removal of a commercial use, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development was disapplied.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EN3Policy EN4Policy EN5Policy EN8Policy EN15
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 125Paragraph 178Paragraph 181Paragraph 220
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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