Four Winds, The Common, Melbourne

6011217·South Derbyshire·23 Sept 2026allowed·DMPA/2026/0030

Tier label used

Key Service Village

The tier sentence ¶9

“Whilst Melbourne is identified as a Key Service Village, the appeal site lies outside”

Summary

Permission in principle for one dwelling in the side garden of a house on The Common, just outside Melbourne's settlement boundary. Allowed. The inspector held that a residential garden outside a built-up area is previously developed land under the Annex B definition, because the garden exclusion applies only within built-up areas. That brought the scheme within S5(1)(d). With good walking and bus access to Melbourne and a contained plot, the limited conflict with the spatial strategy did not substantially outweigh substantial HO7 weight.

The location finding

TR3: benefit. well related to Melbourne; established pedestrian links; bus stop outside site; not isolated (DL 20)

Why this is cited

Key Service Village acknowledged but site outside its boundary: plan conflict found; allowed on other grounds. In the register this counts as a case where the tier counted against the site (and the route was decisive too).

Sources

Decision on the Planning Inspectorate appeals service · full decision note · letter pins-corpus/6011217.txt

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