Planning appeal decision
39 Market Place, Belper, DE56 1FZ
Planning appeal 6010174 at 39 Market Place, Belper, DE56 1FZ (Amber Valley) was allowed on 20 July 2026 by Inspector M Clowes, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the meeting room preserves the setting of the Grade II listed building of Nos 37-40 Market Place.
a detached meeting room
- Authority
- Amber Valley
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- community-institutional
- Inspector
- M Clowes
- Postcode
- DE56 1FZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the meeting room preserves the setting of the Grade II listed building of Nos 37-40 Market Place
What decided it
The detached outbuilding, being modest in height, subordinate to the listed building, and finished in recessive materials, preserves the significance of the Grade II listed building and its setting by maintaining the legible relationship between the building and its ancillary land.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EN4 of the Amber Valley Borough Local Plan
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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