Planning appeal decision
Homestead Barn, Main Street, Biggin, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 0DQ
Planning appeal 6004686 at Homestead Barn, Main Street, Biggin, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 0DQ (Peak District) was dismissed on 11 May 2026 by Inspector Moulton E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed storage shed on the character and appearance of the host building and the surrounding landscape.
Storage shed
- Authority
- Peak District
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Moulton E
- Postcode
- SK17 0DQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed storage shed on the character and appearance of the host building and the surrounding landscape
What decided it
The proposed storage shed would result in harm to the setting of the non-designated heritage asset and fail to conserve and enhance the landscape and scenic beauty of the Peak District National Park, with no clear benefits to outweigh this identified harm.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- GSP1GSP3L1DMC3DMC5DMH8
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 189Paragraph 216
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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