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Dismissed23 June 20266002888

Buckingham Hotel, 1-2 Burlington Road, Buxton, SK17 9AS

Planning appeal 6002888 at Buckingham Hotel, 1-2 Burlington Road, Buxton, SK17 9AS (High Peak) was dismissed on 23 June 2026 by Inspector Benjamin Webb, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The main issue is the effect of the development on the significance of heritage assets.

demolition of the existing Buckingham Hotel and the erection of an Aparthotel comprising 53 units

Authority
High Peak
Appeal type
Planning
Procedure
Hearing
Development
leisure-sport
Inspector
Benjamin Webb
Postcode
SK17 9AS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The main issue is the effect of the development on the significance of heritage assets.

What decided it

The harm to the significance of designated and non-designated heritage assets, unjustified by viability given deliberate neglect, was not outweighed by the limited-weight public benefits of the scheme.

the moderate-high level of less than substantial harm to the heritage assets, considered unjustified due to deliberate neglect, was not outweighed by the public benefits of the scheme, to which only limited weight was attached

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy S 7Policy EQ 7Policy S1Policy EQ 6
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 209

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