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Allowed5 August 20223289731

Hill Top Farm, Blake Road, Stapleford, Nottingham, NG9 7HP

Planning appeal 3289731 at Hill Top Farm, Blake Road, Stapleford, Nottingham, NG9 7HP (Broxtowe Borough Council) was allowed on 5 August 2022 by Inspector Ellis D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the entrance gates and perimeter fencing are inappropriate development for the purposes of development plan policy and the National Planning Policy Framework.

entrance gates, perimeter fencing, pathway & driveway retaining wall

Authority
Broxtowe Borough Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Householder developments
Inspector
Ellis D
Postcode
NG9 7HP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the entrance gates and perimeter fencing are inappropriate development for the purposes of development plan policy and the National Planning Policy Framework
  • The effect of the entrance gates and perimeter fencing on the openness of the Green Belt
  • If the entrance gates and perimeter fencing are inappropriate development, 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 it

What decided it

The fallback position of a 2m high fence installable as permitted development, combined with security and highway safety benefits, clearly outweighed the substantial harm to Green Belt openness and limited harm to neighbours.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 3 of the Greater Nottingham Aligned Core Strategies Part 1 Local Plan (September 2014)Policy 8 of the Broxtowe Borough Council Part 2 Local Plan (adopted October 2019)
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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