®Planning appeal decision
Land On the south side of Old Epperstone Road, Lowdham, Nottinghamshire, NG14 7BS
The material change of use of the land, outlined in red and highlighted Blue on plan B, from agriculture to the production of wood fuel, along with the positioning on the land of equipment, machinery and materials associated with the material change of use including, but not limited to: i. Biomass boiler (photo 1); ii. Log splitter (photo 2); iii. Wood drying kiln
- Authority
- Newark & Sherwood District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Change of use
- Inspector
- Baxter C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations. If so, would this amount to very special circumstances necessary to justify the developments
What decided it
The development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt that fails to preserve openness and harms character and appearance, with identified benefits insufficient to clearly outweigh this harm and establish very special circumstances.
Framework references: 138, 148, 149, 150
Plan policies cited: Spatial Policy 4B, Policy DM5, Core Policy 13
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.