®Planning appeal decision
107 Penn Street, Belper, Derbyshire, DE56 1GH
Planning appeal 6002410 at 107 Penn Street, Belper, Derbyshire, DE56 1GH (Amber Valley Borough Council) was dismissed on 28 April 2026 by Inspector Fawcett E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the Belper and Milford Conservation Area and the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site.
construction of a detached dwelling
- Authority
- Amber Valley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Fawcett E
- Postcode
- DE56 1GH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the Belper and Milford Conservation Area and the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site
What decided it
The harm to the significance of the Belper and Milford Conservation Area and the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site, which the Framework requires to be given great weight and which provides a strong reason for refusal under paragraph 11(d), outweighs the modest public benefits of delivering a single dwelling.
The less than substantial harm to the character and appearance of the conservation area and the Outstanding Universal Value of the World Heritage Site, to which considerable importance and weight must be attached, was not outweighed by the modest public benefits of housing delivery and limited economic benefits, particularly given the strong reasons for refusal provided by the Framework's protection of designated heritage assets.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- EN4EN5EN15NPP11
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 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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