®Planning appeal decision
Ramper Covert, Mansfield Road, Arnold, Nottinghamshire, NG5 8PH
proposed change of use to 20 pitch campsite, alteration to the existing access, siting of a mobile WC block and a communal Tipi between May and September until 2023
- Authority
- Gedling Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Johnson W
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development amounts to inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the Framework and the development plan
- the effect of the proposed development on openness
- the effect of the proposed development on highway safety, with particular regard to Appeal D
- the effect of the proposed development on protected trees, with particular regard to Appeals C and D
- if the proposal is inappropriate development, whether harm by reason of inappropriateness and any other harm is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The proposed development would have a substantive detrimental effect on the openness of the Green Belt, and the economic and social benefits did not clearly outweigh the substantial weight given to Green Belt harm, such that very special circumstances did not exist.
The benefits of tourism, economic support to local businesses, and job creation were outweighed by the substantial harm to Green Belt openness and conflict with Green Belt purposes.
Framework references: 149, 150, 84, 56
Plan policies cited: Policy LPD 24, Policy LPD 19, Policy 61
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.