®Planning appeal decision
Golden Brook Farm Derby Road, Risley, DERBY, DE72 3SY
without planning permission, operational development comprising of the construction of cricket practice nets on agricultural land in a Conservation Area within Green Belt
- Authority
- Erewash Borough Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Griffin E
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt
- whether or not the development preserves or enhances the character or appearance of the Risley Conservation Area
- whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the development
What decided it
The development's location in an open field results in physical encroachment in the countryside and loss of spatial openness, conflicting with Green Belt purposes, and this harm is not clearly outweighed by the appellant's personal circumstances.
Framework references: 152, 154, 155, 205
Plan policies cited: Policy GB1, Policy EV5, Policy 3, Policy 11
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.