Kedleston Hall has taken centre stage at the High Court as campaigners fight to overturn planning permission for up to 400 new homes in the area.
The judicial review challenge to the planning permission, which campaigners raised £20,000 to fund, is supported by conservation body Historic England.
The Derby Telegraph writes:
The Grade I-listed hall, in Derbyshire, is recognised as ‘one of the finest examples of 18th-century architecture anywhere’, said barrister Nina Pindham. But its ‘setting’ is now under threat from house-building plans on Kedleston and Memorial Road, just 1.7 miles away, she argued. Despite the need for more new homes in the area, Amber Valley Borough Council had refused planning permission for the scheme. But, after developers Catesby Estates Limited appealed, that decision was reversed by a government planning inspector in August last year. Outline planning permission was granted, much to the horror of local resident, Peter Steer, a member of campaign group Kedleston Voice. Now Mr Steer is asking Mrs Justice Lang to overturn the inspector’s ruling, claiming he misinterpreted government planning policy.
