®Planning appeal decision
Land adjacent to Jesmondene Cottage, Calverton Road, Blidworth Bottoms, Nottinghamshire, NG21 0NW
a. Without planning permission, operational development on ‘the Land’ comprising of the construction of field shelters (marked ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’, ‘D’, ‘E’, ‘F’, ‘G’ on the attached Location Plan and identified within photographs 1 and 2). b. Without planning permission, development comprising of the material change of use of the land from agriculture to the keeping of horses (equestrian)
- Authority
- Newark & Sherwood District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Pleasant L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies
- The effect on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The cumulative impact of seven buildings in an isolated, visually prominent location on rising countryside causes substantial harm to Green Belt openness and character and appearance, which is not outweighed by economic benefits, such that very special circumstances do not exist.
Framework references: 137, 149, 150
Plan policies cited: Spatial Policy 4B, Core Policy 9, Core Policy 13, Policy DM5, Policy DM8
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.