®Planning appeal decision
Lord Byron House , Newstead Abbey Park, Nottingham, NG15 8GE
replacement dwelling and associated works, including demolition of existing buildings
- Authority
- Gedling Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Pannell G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- if the development is inappropriate, whether the 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 substantial harm to the Green Belt through inappropriate development and loss of openness, which the Framework requires to be given substantial weight, was not clearly outweighed by the material considerations advanced.
The considerable weight given to the improved sustainability and design of the replacement dwelling and limited weight to fallback positions did not clearly outweigh the substantial weight required to be given to the harm to the Green Belt.
Framework references: 11, 137, 147, 148, 149
Plan policies cited: Policy LPD14, Policy 3 of the Aligned Core Strategy 2014
Judgments cited: Mansell v Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council [2017] EWCA Civ 1314
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.