®Planning appeal decision
Land On the South Side of Old Epperstone Road, Lowdham, Nottinghamshire, NG14 7BS
Planning appeal 3307393 at Land On the South Side of Old Epperstone Road, Lowdham, Nottinghamshire, NG14 7BS (Newark & Sherwood District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 6 July 2023 by Inspector Baxter C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
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
- Postcode
- NG14 7BS
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Spatial Policy 4BPolicy DM5Core Policy 13
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 138Paragraph 148Paragraph 149Paragraph 150
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
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