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Dismissed27 March 20243315368

Land North of Cotgrave Road , Owthorpe, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire , NG12 3GE

Planning appeal 3315368 at Land North of Cotgrave Road , Owthorpe, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire , NG12 3GE (Rushcliffe Borough Council) was dismissed on 27 March 2024 by Inspector Preston C, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt is a relevant factor in the consideration of the appeal, having regard to local and national planning policy and, if so, what effect the proposal would have in that regard.

Erection of 4 poultry buildings, 8 feed bins, 2 feed blending rooms, gate house, generator, plant room, water tank, dirty water tank and gas tanks, plus creation of new access road, car parking, concrete apron and new attenuation pond

Authority
Rushcliffe Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
agricultural · Other minor developments
Inspector
Preston C
Postcode
NG12 3GE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt is a relevant factor in the consideration of the appeal, having regard to local and national planning policy and, if so, what effect the proposal would have in that regard
  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area and the surrounding landscape
  • The effect on the operation of the Nottingham Astronomical Society (NAS) Observatory in respect of any emissions of light, heat haze and/or particle emissions that may arise from the development
  • The effect on the living conditions of neighbouring residents, with particular regard to odour, noise and lighting

What decided it

The combined significant harm to landscape character/appearance and to the operation of the NAS Observatory, compounded by the absence of any assessment of alternative less harmful sites, outweighed the benefits of the proposal.

the significant harm to landscape character and appearance and to the NAS Observatory, together with unresolved harm to neighbours' living conditions from odour, outweighed the economic and food-supply benefits of the proposal

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 21 of the Rushcliffe Local Plan Part 2 (2019)Policy 10 of the Rushcliffe Local Plan Part 1 (2014)Policy 1 of the Rushcliffe Local Plan Part 2Policy 38 of the Rushcliffe Local Plan Part 2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 154Paragraph 180Paragraph 191Paragraph 135
Judgments
Lee Valley Regional Park Authority v Epping Forest District Council [2015] EWHC 1471 (Admin)

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