Planning appeal decision
Stockley Farm, Stockley, Palterton, Chesterfield, S44 6UY
Planning appeal 6006564 at Stockley Farm, Stockley, Palterton, Chesterfield, S44 6UY (Bolsover) was dismissed on 23 June 2026 by Inspector Tom Gilbert-Wooldridge, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development would be permitted by Paragraph Q1 of Class Q, Part 3, Schedule 2 of the GPDO.
described on the application form as “the conversion of four existing agricultural buildings as detailed on the attached drawings, including the removal of lean to additions ; the existing access to the site is to be retained as an emergency access with a main access utilising the existing field access which provides improved visibility for the new dwellings
- Authority
- Bolsover
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Inspector
- Tom Gilbert-Wooldridge
- Postcode
- S44 6UY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development would be permitted by Paragraph Q1 of Class Q, Part 3, Schedule 2 of the GPDO
What decided it
The buildings do not have suitable existing access to a public highway as required by paragraph Q1(p) of Class Q of the GPDO, as the existing access presents a considerable highway safety risk and the proposed alternative access did not exist as a suitable route at the time of determination.
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