Agenda item

Full Application - Conversion of traditional stone barn to short term holiday accommodation, Field Barn, Ashbourne Road, Wetton

Minutes:

It was noted that Members had visited the site on the previous day.

 

The Planning Officer introduced the report and informed Members that although the external alterations proposed were sensitive using the existing openings, insufficient information to properly assess the internal character of the building had been received.

 

The following spoke under the public participation at meetings scheme:-

 

Mr Rory Bradford, Agent

 

Members considered that although the barn is a heritage asset at risk of deteroation, ,the proposed conversion would harm the qualities of the barn and the landscape due to its isolated position outside the village.

 

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

 

RESOLVED:

 

To REFUSE the application for the following reasons:

 

1.

The development would result in domestication of the landscape in this location, harming its agricultural character, contrary to policies L1 and DMC3, and to paragraph 172 of the NPPF.

 

2.

Insufficient information has been provided to demonstrate the significance of the building and how any identified features of value will be conserved and where possible enhanced, contrary to policy DMC5 and the guidance within the NPPF.

 

 

 

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