Planning appeal decision
Grange Farm, Gainsborough Road, Girton, Newark, Notts, NG23 7HX
Planning appeal 3285122 at Grange Farm, Gainsborough Road, Girton, Newark, Notts, NG23 7HX (Newark & Sherwood District Council) was allowed on 21 February 2022 by Inspector Hendley D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be in a suitable location for such development with regard to the effect on the character and appearance of the building and the area.
a single storey extension to existing dwelling
- Authority
- Newark & Sherwood District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hendley D
- Postcode
- NG23 7HX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be in a suitable location for such development with regard to the effect on the character and appearance of the building and the area
- The effect on the significance of a non-designated heritage asset
What decided it
The proposal's traditional form, scale, design and materials would maintain the rural character of the converted barn and its setting, and would not have an unacceptable effect on the character and appearance of the building and area or the significance of the non-designated heritage asset.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Core Policy 9Core Policy 14Policy DM5Policy DM6Policy DM8Policy DM9
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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