Ponds Yard Farm, Renishaw Road, Mastin Moor, Derbyshire, S43 3DW

Planning appeal 6005738 at Ponds Yard Farm, Renishaw Road, Mastin Moor, Derbyshire, S43 3DW (Chesterfield Borough Council) was allowed on 6 May 2026 by Inspector Winnard K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

Alterations and increase in ridge height to existing roof

Authority: Chesterfield Borough Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Winnard K
Postcode: S43 3DW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the proposal

What decided it

The proposal would not result in a disproportionate addition over and above the size of the original building and therefore does not constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: CLP1CLP15
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 154

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