Appeal 3341969
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Official decision document
The decision, section by section
7 sections
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Section 01
Development description
installation of dormer windows, rooflight, window to the side of the property and wind turbine vents.
Section 02
Decision
The appeal is dismissed.
Section 03
Procedural Matter
The Council changed the description of development from that stated on the application form. I consider that the revised description and the description on the application form do not accurately describe the appeal scheme and in the interests of clarity I have adopted an amended description in the heading above.
Section 04
Main Issue
The main issue in this appeal is the effect of the dormer windows on the character and appearance of the existing property and the area in general.
The Council have not raised concern with the rooflight, side window or wind turbine vents, from the information before me I do not disagree.
Section 05
Reasons
The site is part of a housing development which was designed to reflect the form and appearance of traditional agricultural buildings. There is a harmony to the properties by virtue of similar characteristics and design features, such as simple, wide, linear, uninterrupted roof-slopes.
In this instance the development does not complement the existing architecture of the property or that of neighbouring buildings. Whilst the materials proposed are sympathetic to the existing property, the alterations to the roof are incongruous and at odds with the overall design aesthetics of the area.
I find that the proposed development would harm the character and appearance of the existing property and the area in general.
There is conflict with Policies PD1 and HC10 of the Adopted Derbyshire Dales Local Plan (2017) (the Local Plan) which seek amongst other things for developments to be high quality, respecting the character of the original dwelling and setting.
The reason for refusal contends there would be conflict with Policy S2 of the Local Plan. However, this policy defines the settlement hierarchy and the associated broad approach to new development in each instance. Based on the information before me there is no evidence that the proposed householder development would likely result in harm to the settlement hierarchy which seeks to direct new development towards the most sustainable locations.
Section 06
Other Matters
The Appellant has drawn my attention to allowed appeal decisions1. The appeal properties are barn conversions, based on the information provided the appeal proposals are not comparable to the proposal before me, one is for a single storey rear extension and the other a Velux roof light. Notwithstanding this each development must be considered on its individual merits, and I have reached my conclusion based on the individual merit of the appeal proposal.
Section 07
Conclusion
For the above reasons I conclude that this appeal should be dismissed.
Planning inspector and document dates
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Appeal Decision
- Extracted inspector · page 1
- Inspector attribution ID 126No official casework-database value to compare
- Extracted decision date · page 1
- 26 June 2024Matches the official casework database
- Extracted site visit dates
- 5 June 2024 (page 1)
Reference and authority
Official identifiers and the planning authority recorded against this case.
- Case reference
- 3341969
- Application reference
- 23/01226/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
- Planning Appeals - Full
- 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
- Not recorded
- 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
- Dismissed
- Decision category
- Dismissed
- Received date
- 4 April 2024
- Valid date
- 4 April 2024
- Start date
- 26 April 2024
- Planning authority decision date
- 18 January 2024
- Appeal decision date
- 26 June 2024
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
- 53095
- First seen
- 20 August 2026 at 14:24
- Last seen
- 20 August 2026 at 16:27
- Removed from release
- Not recorded
- Record created
- 20 August 2026 at 14:24
- Record updated
- 24 August 2026 at 16:21