Agenda item

Cllr Mrs L Roberts declared a personal interest in this item as she had been lobbied by the Chair and Deputy Chair of Castleton Parish Council at the opening of the Authority’s newly refurbished visitor centre in Castleton.

The Planning Officer summarised a letter of support from the Parish Council, which had been received since the report was drafted.

The following made a representation to the meeting in accordance with the Authority’s Public Participation Scheme:

·         Mr P Hodkinson, Applicant

A motion to support the application to remove condition 3 and vary conditions 18 and 19 of planning application NP/HPK/0517/0525 was moved and seconded.

Reasons for supporting the application included circumstances contributing to delay in completing the barn conversion. In particular, Members were of the view that the local community would benefit from the barn’s conversion to an open market dwelling rather than another holiday let.

The motion was then voted upon and carried.

RESOLVED:

That the application to vary the conditions of planning application NP/HPK/05017/0525 by removing the holiday let occupancy condition and varying the conditions addressing ecological mitigation measures be APPROVED for the following reasons:

1.    The conversion of the barn had been stalled due to circumstances beyond the applicant’s control

2.    The proposed conversion was of sufficient merit to justify approval as an open market dwelling

3.    An open market dwelling would support the vitality and vibrancy of the village in line with planning policy