Four open-market homes at The Brooklands Coombs Road Bakewell

Four homes were proposed

The scheme proposed four open-market homes through converting two buildings and replacing two existing buildings.

“The application is for the creation of four dwellinghouses on the site, two by conversion of existing buildings, and two by new build replacement dwellings.”

“In more detail, the proposal is for four open market dwellings comprising:”

Officer report

The site and its heritage

The site contains a former care home, listed buildings, gardens, outbuildings, homes and a narrow access near Bakewell town centre.

“The Brooklands lies off Coombs Road, a short distance to the east of Bakewell town centre. The site occupies a prominent location on sloping land overlooking Bakewell Showground and Agriculture Business Centre. The Monsal Trail is to the east of the site. The site comprises Brooklands, its associated access, landscaped gardens, outbuildings and former walled kitchen garden.”

“The Brooklands is a Grade II listed building and was formerly a dwelling house which was last in use as a care home with 19 bedrooms. It was run as a Christian Residential Home for the elderly. The site contains three separate grade II listed buildings. These comprise:”

Officer report

Officers supported approval

Officers considered the development acceptable in principle because the public benefits of restoring the listed buildings outweighed the heritage harm.

“This report concludes that the proposals are acceptable in principle, and are the minimum development required to support the viable conversion and restoration of the principal listed building back to a single dwellinghouse – it’s optimal use.”

Officer report

Heritage and drainage were key

The main issues were heritage impact, landscape, loss of the care facility, open-market housing, ecology and unresolved surface-water drainage.

“Whether the development is acceptable in principle, including whether it is major development, whether the loss of a community facility is justified, and whether a scheme of exclusively open market housing complies with adopted planning policies that seek to provide affordable housing on schemes of this type wherever viable…”

“The impact of the development on the landscape character of the National Park.”

Officer report

The agent addressed members

The planning officer presented the application, and the agent spoke under the public participation scheme.

Members approved the application

A motion to approve with delegated authority, drainage resolution and additional conditions was moved, seconded and carried.

“A motion to approve the application as proposed, delegating authority to officers to issue the decision subject to resolution of drainage matters and with additional conditions to address the cladding material to plot 4 and to secure building recording, tree protection during works and longer term tree retention, was moved, seconded, put to the vote and carried.”

“That delegated power be granted to the Head of Planning, Development and Enforcement Manager and Area Team Manager to APPROVE the application subject to agreement of drainage matters and relevant conditions with the Lead Local Flood Authority and subject to the following conditions:”

Minutes