Planning Inquiry Talbot Road, Glossop

Public Inquiry: Land at Talbot Road, Glossop

Site: The former Glossopdale Community College Lower Site, Talbot Road, Glossop, Derbyshire SK13 7DR
PINS REF: 6006040
The council's reference is: HPK/2024/0481

A public inquiry will take place regarding an appeal that has been made against the refusal of planning permission on 12 September 2025 by the Council for Outline planning consent for the construction of up to 110 dwellings*, with all matters reserved (except principal points of access) including all associated ancillary works and engineering operations.

* Note that the description of development has now been amended by the Appellant to provide for the construction of up to 100 dwellings rather than 110.

About the public inquiry

A Planning Inspector was appointed by the Secretary of State and the appeal is being heard by way of a public inquiry.

The inquiry opened on the 18th August 2026 at the 1^st Dinting Scout hut, Glossop. 

Following a request for an adjournment to allow for public consultation in respect of further information regarding the development proposal submitted by the appellant by way of proofs, the inquiry has now been adjourned to the 10^th and 11^th of September 2026.

The proofs referred to above may be viewed below at CD11.1 to CD 11.9.

If you wish to make comments on the new information to be taken into account then please write to PlanningNorthConsultations@carterjonas.co.uk by 3^rd September 2026.  A copy of the consultation letter may be viewed at core document CD16.1.

Responses from statutory consultees on the new plans may be found in CD16.2 onwards below.

The inquiry will reconvene at 9:30am on the 10^th September and will take place as a virtual event.  It is expected that the inquiry will close at the end of the day on the 10^th September and the 11^th of September is held as a reserve day only.  A draft timetable for the day will be published ahead of the event and it will allow for members of the public to speak at the inquiry on the 10^th September if they wish to make further submissions regarding the additional information. 

You can join the virtual inquiry from 9:15am on the 10^th September 2026 by clicking on the link below.

Click here to join the inquiry.

For those without access to Teams or without suitable equipment you are invited to view and take part in the inquiry at the Council offices in Buxton. Please go to the reception area where you will shown to the meeting room in which the inquiry will be shown. If there is no one in the reception area when you arrive please wait to be escorted.

If you have any queries regarding the inquiry please contact: Hannah.Varley@highpeak.gov.uk

Case Management Conference

On the 11^th June 2026 the Planning Inspector appointed to hear this appeal on behalf of the Secretary of State held a case management conference with the representatives for the Council and the Appellant which took place virtually.  No discussion took place on merits of the respective parties cases and no evidence was heard or submitted. The purpose of the conference was to set out a clear indication of the ongoing management of the appeals and the presentation of the evidence so that the forthcoming inquiry is conducted in the most efficient and effective manner.

A summary Conference Note produced by the Inspector after the conference can be found below.

CMC Summary Note 11.6.25 (PDF, 197 KB)

Evidence Submitted to the Planning Inspectorate

The Appellant submitted their statement of case with the appeal and the Council's statement of case was submitted to the planning inspectorate on the 8^th June.

The Council and the Appellant have agreed a statement of common ground that sets out those matters that are agreed and those that are not agreed and that was submitted on the 10^th June.

To view these and other application documents scroll down to view the core documents list, if you can't find the document you want there then click here http://planning.highpeak.gov.uk/portal/servlets/ApplicationSearchServlet  and use the application reference number HPK/2024/0481 to search for the application where more documents are listed.

The Council and the Appellants have exchanged proofs of evidence in support of their cases that can be viewed at core document sections 10 and 11 below.

In addition to the evidence submitted already, the Council and Appellant will endeavour to agree a planning obligation agreement before the inquiry starts and draft conditions may be found in the core documents table at CD12.6 below, should the inspector be minded to grant the appeal. A timetable for the submission of all additional information is attached as an Annex to the Inspectors Conference Note.

CMC Summary Note 11.6.25 (PDF, 197 KB)

Core Documents

A Core Documents Library has been prepared which comprise all the documents the Council and appellant may wish to refer to in the appeal and at the inquiry.

As the inquiry has now opened any further documents that are submitted will be referred to as Inquiry Documents and are listed in a separate table below the Core Documents list.

Not all documents relating to the application appear in the Core Documents Library, only the ones the Appellants and Council think might be referred to at the inquiry. For the time being all documents relevant to the inquiry can be found on the planning portal that has further information about the application.

You can get to the planning portal by visiting Search and track planning applications on the councils website. You will need to use the application reference number HPK/2024/0481 to search for the application.

CD 1: Application Documents and Plans (Submitted Via Planning Portal on 21^st November 2024)

CD 2: Updated and Supplementary Application Documents and Plans (and date they were submitted to LPA)

CD 3: Consultation Responses (to the Planning Application)

CD 4: Decision making documents

CD 5: National & Regional Planning Policy and Guidance and Ministerial Statements

CD 6: Local Planning Policy and Documents

CD 7: Committee Reports, Decisions, Legislation, Case Law and Appeal Decisions

CD 8: Appellant Statement of Case and Appendices

CD 9: HPBC Statement of Case

CD 10: HPBC Proofs of Evidence and Appendices

CD 11: Appellant Proofs of Evidence and Appendices

CD 12: Other Appeal Documents

CD 13: Housing Land Supply

CD 14: Playing Fields Documentation (main matter)

CD 15: Additional Documents

CD 16 Additional Consultation Responses August 2026.

Inquiry Documents

The table below contains any documents or other information handed in after the inquiry opens on 18 August 2026.