Planning appeal decision
Land South West Of Oldhill Lane, East Bridgford, NG13 8PJ
Planning appeal 3303410 at Land South West Of Oldhill Lane, East Bridgford, NG13 8PJ (Rushcliffe Borough Council) was dismissed on 11 May 2023 by Inspector Brook S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal scheme would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the NPPF and any relevant development plan policies.
the ‘erection of temporary agricultural workers dwelling
- Authority
- Rushcliffe Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Brook S
- Postcode
- NG13 8PJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal scheme would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the NPPF and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt
- Whether there is an essential need for a rural worker to live permanently on the site
- If the development is inappropriate, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, that amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The failure to demonstrate an essential need for a rural worker to live permanently on the site, combined with the inappropriate nature of the development and harm to Green Belt openness, meant no very special circumstances existed to justify the development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 21Policy 22
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 138Paragraph 148Paragraph 149Paragraph 80
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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