Planning appeal decision
Paddock Land, Land to the North of Scotter Lane Road, Hayton Retford, Nottinghamshire, DN22 9LH
Planning appeal 3306010 at Paddock Land, Land to the North of Scotter Lane Road, Hayton Retford, Nottinghamshire, DN22 9LH (Bassetlaw District Council) was dismissed on 6 June 2023 by Inspector Williams K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.
Change of use of agricultural land to equestrian use (for personal use only) and erection of a field shelter and separate hay store, with surrounding temporary mud control floor matting
- Authority
- Bassetlaw District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Change of use
- Inspector
- Williams K
- Postcode
- DN22 9LH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The scale and siting of the structures, positioned centrally across the field rather than following existing boundaries, causes significant and incongruous intrusion into the open countryside that harms the character and appearance of the area contrary to development plan policy and the Framework.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM3Policy DM4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 130Paragraph 174
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
Town Planner Pro holds this letter. The Appeals plan opens it and every other letter we hold, all of them searchable, with the main issues and what decided each case picked out. We do not show letters on the free site because they carry people’s names and addresses.
With an account
What an account adds to this decision


More decisions in Bassetlaw
The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2023
- Dismissed14 October 20266013155Westmoor, Retford Road, North Wheatley, DN22 9DU
- Dismissed22 September 20266006950Land off Middlebridge Road, Gringley-on-the-Hill, DN10 4SE
- Dismissed16 September 20266007348Home Farm, Main Road, Bevercotes, NG22 0PS
- Dismissed10 September 202660122281 Pembroke Drive, Carlton in Lindrick, S81 9DW
- Allowed1 September 20266007837Land South of Cave's Lane, Walkeringham, Doncaster, DN10 4LU
The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
®