I have been informed that the Planning Inspectorate have rejected the appeal by the developers of land at 120 Breach Road in Heanor against the refusal by Amber Valley Borough Council to grant planning permission for a development of 14 houses at the site.
A planning inspector carried out a site visit on 8 November 2011, but the decision has only just been announced.
The inspector rejected the appellant's claim that part of the proposed site was incorrectly classed as Green Belt land, stating that any objections to this shuld have been dealt with at the time the designation was made.
Further, the inspector felt that the proposed development would harm the Green Belt, in particular affecting the openness of it.
In my statement to the Planning Inspectorate, I contended that the appellant was incorrect when she said that the whole site was within the developed framework of Heanor. I also felt that the land's stated use for equestrian activites did not justify the appellant's claim that the land should be classed as brownfield land. The inspector concurred with this, and further stated that there was no indication of equestrian use, with the land being overgrown with vegetation.
I am pleased that this decision will allow Breach Road residents to continue to enjoy their properties unencumbered by this unwanted development, and I hope it will deter developers from proposing other schemes in this area.
The impact on the Green Belt would have been disastrous, with the proposed development ruining views from not only the Marlpool area of Heanor, but also from Shipley and Cotmanhay.
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