Decision details

Full Application - Proposed Conversion of Former House to Form Accessible Holiday Let Accommodation, Smelters Cottage, Hathersage

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Decision Maker: Planning Committee

Decision status: REFUSED (In accordance with officer recommendation)

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decisions:

The following spoke under the Authority’s Public Participation Scheme:

 

·         Heather Rogers – Local Resident - Support

·         Mr Brian Ward – Local Historian - Support

·         Cllr Bill Gordon (Parish Council) - Support

·         Mr Gerry Smith, Smith & Roper Architects – agent

 

Officers noted the good design of the plans to reconstruct the cottage but due to the large amount of work needed this would be designated a new build rather than restoration.

 

The recommendation to refuse was moved, seconded, voted upon and carried.

 

RESOLVED:

 

That the application be REFUSED for the following reasons:-

 

1.    The application site is in an isolated and unsustainable location in the open countryside. The substantial rebuilding, alteration and extension of the former cottage to create a new dwelling to be occupied as holiday accommodation in this location would have a harmful impact upon the landscape character of the National Park and harm the historic and archaeological significance of the ruins of the former farmstead contrary to Core Strategy policies GSP1, GSP3, RT2, L1 and L3 and saved Local Plan policies LC4 and LC16. The proposed development would represent unsustainable tourism development within the National Park contrary to the Framework.

 

2.    The proposed development would lead to the intensification in use of an existing substandard access to The Dale where exit visibility is severely restricted due to road alignment and the topography of the adjacent land. Approval of the proposed development would therefore be likely to interfere with the safe and efficient movement of vehicular traffic on the adjoining highway, contrary to Core Strategy policy GSP3 and saved Local Plan policy LT18.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Publication date: 07/01/2016

Date of decision: 11/12/2015

Decided at meeting: 11/12/2015 - Planning Committee

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