Appeal 3313986
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Official decision document
The decision, section by section
4 sections
Read the development description and the Inspector’s text from the official decision PDF in source order. Source headings are retained where available. Personal and contact details are removed by an automated privacy filter; this is source material, not Rules for You analysis.
Section 01
Development description
a single storey rear extension forming new entrance and WC.
Section 02
Decision
The appeal is allowed and planning permission is granted for a single storey rear extension forming new entrance and WC at [name], [address], Ashbourne, [postcode] in accordance with the terms of the application Ref 22/01243/FUL, dated 7 November 2022 and in accordance with the following conditions:
The development hereby permitted shall begin not later than three years from the date of this decision;
The materials to be used in the construction of the external surfaces of the development hereby permitted shall match those used in the existing building;
The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plan: 22271-2A.
Section 03
Main Issue
The main issue in this case is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.
Section 04
Reasons
The appeal property is a single storey barn conversion with a large rear garden. It is reached via a row of modern housing, which itself is accessed from [address], a busy road.
The appeal property is located in a mixed use area. Land around the dwelling has recently been developed by modern housing, comprising a mix of housing types, including predominantly detached dwellings. On the opposite side of [address] from the access to the entrance road to the appeal property is a very large commercial/employment area.
Consequently, whilst the appeal property itself forms one of a small development of converted farm buildings around a courtyard, the surrounding area has a significantly built-up and urban character.
The proposal is for a very small rear extension, effectively forming a rear entrance and a toilet for the dwelling. Whilst the converted barn has no projections to the rear, the proposal would not be visible from any public location and would appear as a small and simple addition which would add visual interest within a large private rear garden area.
The proposal would be constructed of materials to match the existing building and would appear as a simple, minor addition that would not jar with the host property but would represent ongoing changes to a building converted from its original use. Visual changes resulting from the proposal would be largely imperceptible within the surrounding area.
In this case, no significant harm would arise to local character as a result of the proposal, which would provide useful additional space in a discrete manner to the rear of the appeal dwelling.
The proposed development would not harm the character and appearance of the area and would not be contrary to the National Planning Policy Framework, to Local Plan1 Policies PD1, HC8 or HC10, which together amongst other things, seek to protect local character.
Planning inspector and document dates
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Appeal Decision
- Extracted inspector · page 1
- Inspector attribution ID 601No official casework-database value to compare
- Extracted decision date · page 1
- 19 April 2023Matches the official casework database
- Extracted site visit dates
- 14 March 2023 (page 1)
Reference and authority
Official identifiers and the planning authority recorded against this case.
- Case reference
- 3313986
- Application reference
- 22/01243/FUL
- Lead case reference
- Not recorded
- Planning authority
- Derbyshire Dales District Council
- Planning authority code
- E07000035
Casework details
The casework, procedure, development and linking details supplied by the official record.
- Casework type
- Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development type
- Householder developments
- Appeal type reason
- 1. Refused planning permission
- Appeal reason
- Refusal
- Type detail
- Unknown
- Jurisdiction
- Transferred
- Link status
- Not Linked
Site and development
Published appeal-site measurements and planning designations, without the withheld precise location fields.
- Site area
- Not recorded
- Floor space
- 6 m²
- Number of residences
- 0
- Site in Green Belt
- No
- Agricultural holding
- No
- Affects setting of a listed building
- Not recorded
- Historic building grant made
- Not recorded
- Relates to a conservation area
- Not recorded
- Flooding is an issue
- Not recorded
- Site within an AONB
- Not recorded
- Site within an SSSI
- Not recorded
Decision and dates
The published outcome and every imported case date.
- Official decision
- Allowed
- Decision category
- Allowed
- Received date
- 31 December 2022
- Valid date
- 6 January 2023
- Start date
- 2 February 2023
- Planning authority decision date
- 23 December 2022
- Appeal decision date
- 19 April 2023
Case administration
Published recovery, call-in, costs and enforcement information for this case.
- Redetermined
- No
- Bespoke
- No
- Date recovered
- Not recorded
- Date not recovered or derecovered
- Not recorded
- Call-in date
- Not recorded
- Costs applied for
- Not recorded
- Enforcement grounds count
- Not recorded
- Enforcement grounds
- Not recorded
Source and catalogue history
When this record appeared in the rolling official release and when the catalogue stored it.
- Source
- Planning Inspectorate casework database
- Source data system
- Horizon
- Dataset status
- Current release
- Catalogue record ID
- 31461
- First seen
- 20 August 2026 at 14:24
- Last seen
- 20 August 2026 at 16:26
- Removed from release
- Not recorded
- Record created
- 20 August 2026 at 14:24
- Record updated
- 24 August 2026 at 16:21