Planning appeal decision
Land Adj Forest Farm, Blidworth, Kirkby in Ashfield, NG17 7QN
Planning appeal 3281504 at Land Adj Forest Farm, Blidworth, Kirkby in Ashfield, NG17 7QN (Ashfield District Council) was allowed on 5 September 2022 by Inspector Ellis D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of development plan policy and the National Planning Policy Framework.
a storage barn (for agricultural purposes only)
- Authority
- Ashfield District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Ellis D
- Postcode
- NG17 7QN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of development plan policy and the National Planning Policy Framework
- The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt and on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposal qualifies as an exception for new agricultural buildings under NPPF paragraph 149(a) and Policy EV1, and therefore is not inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EV1Policy ST1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149Paragraph 150
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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