®Planning appeal decision
8 Mile Ash Lane, Derby, DE22 1DE
Planning appeal 6006060 at 8 Mile Ash Lane, Derby, DE22 1DE (Derby City Council) was dismissed on 8 July 2026 by Inspector Andrew Fuller, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area, including the setting of the adjoining conservation area.
Outline planning application for the erection of one detached dwelling on land adjacent to 8 Mile Ash Lane
- Authority
- Derby City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Inspector
- Andrew Fuller
- Postcode
- DE22 1DE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area, including the setting of the adjoining conservation area
- whether the proposed development would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers, with regard to the provision of private outdoor living space
What decided it
The less than substantial but considerable harm to the setting of the Darley Abbey Conservation Area, which was not outweighed by the limited public benefits of a single dwelling, and which engaged the exception at paragraph 11(d)(i) of the Framework.
the harm to the setting of the conservation area, characterised as less than substantial but of considerable importance and weight, was not outweighed by the limited public benefits of delivering a single house and modest economic benefits, and the heritage exception at paragraph 11(d)(i) of the Framework applied to displace the presumption in favour of sustainable development
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy E18 of the City of Derby Local Plan Review (2006)Policy CP3 of the Derby City Local Plan – Part 1 Core Strategy (2017)Policy CP4 of the Derby City Local Plan – Part 1 Core Strategy (2017)Policy CP20 of the Derby City Local Plan – Part 1 Core Strategy (2017)Policy GD5 of the Local Plan ReviewPolicy H13 of the Local Plan Review
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 135Paragraph 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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