Decision details

Cllr G Weatherall reported that as he had received representations from the agent and spoken to him about the proposals he would not participate in discussion or voting on this application. The following spoke under the Authority’s Public Participation Scheme:

·         Mr David Rogers, Supporter

·         Frank Milnes, Supporter

·         Mr Charles Dunn, Agent

The Officer recommendation was moved, seconded, put to the vote and carried.

RESOLVED:

To REFUSE the application for the following reasons:

1.         The application site is located in the open countryside within the National Park. The Authority’s Core Strategy takes forward the policy approach that it is not appropriate to permit new housing simply in response to the significant market demand to live in its sought after environment. In common with the National Planning Policy Framework, the Authority’s polices therefore do not make provision for housing other than in exceptional circumstances which in the open countryside would be where housing provides for key rural workers or where housing is required to achieve conservation or enhancement of valued vernacular or listed buildings.

2.         The proposed dwelling would not be required to meet the essential functional need of an agricultural, forestry or other rural enterprise. Therefore any approval of the proposed development would represent unsustainable development which would have a harmful impact upon the valued characteristics of the National Park contrary to Core Strategy policies DS1, CC1 and HC1, saved Local Plan policies LH1 and LH2 and the National Planning Policy Framework.

3.         The application site is identified as important open green space within the Bolsterstone Extension Conservation Area Appraisal (2009). The proposed dwelling would have a harmful impact upon the amenities of the local area and would harm the significance of the designated Bolsterstone Conservation Area contrary to Core Strategy policies GSP1, GSP3 and L3, saved Local Plan policies LC4, LC5 and the National Planning Policy Framework.