Hutchingson Engineering Services Ltd, North Road, Weston, NEWARK, NG23 6SY

change of use of land to form extension to existing haulage yard area for the parking of vehicles and trailers and storage of goods

Authority: Newark & Sherwood District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector: Coyne C

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposed development would represent an unacceptable encroachment into the open countryside
if the proposed development is an unacceptable encroachment whether this would be justified by the reasonable needs of the existing business

What decided it

The proposal would represent an unacceptable encroachment into the open countryside with significant adverse visual impact that would not be justified by demonstrated reasonable business needs, failing to accord with the development plan.

Framework references: 84

Plan policies cited: Core Policy 13, Policy DM5, Spatial Policy 3, Policy DM8, Core Policy 6

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