Planning appeal decision
85 West Gate, Mansfield, NG18 1RT
Planning appeal 3309702 at 85 West Gate, Mansfield, NG18 1RT (Mansfield District Council) was dismissed on 27 April 2023 by Inspector Radcliffe I, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character and appearance of Westgate Conservation Area.
convert office into office and residential
- Authority
- Mansfield District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Radcliffe I
- Postcode
- NG18 1RT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of Westgate Conservation Area
What decided it
The harm caused to the character and appearance of Westgate Conservation Area by the unsympathetic uPVC windows and poorly designed shopfront outweighed the public benefits of the development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HE1Policy P8
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 199Paragraph 202
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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