Planning appeal decision
1 Kirkby Road, Ravenshead, Nottingham, NG15 9HD
Planning appeal 3316323 at 1 Kirkby Road, Ravenshead, Nottingham, NG15 9HD (Gedling Borough Council) was allowed on 9 May 2023 by Inspector Cooper P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the development is inappropriate development for the purposes of development plan policy and the National Planning Policy Framework.
erection of entrance gates and walls to existing vehicular accesses onto Kirkby Road and Nottingham Road
- Authority
- Gedling Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Cooper P
- Postcode
- NG15 9HD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development is inappropriate development for the purposes of development plan policy and the National Planning Policy Framework
- the effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt
- if the development is inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify it
What decided it
The fallback position of permitted development rights for similar structures, combined with highway safety benefits, clearly outweighed the harm to Green Belt openness and inappropriateness.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 3 of the Greater Nottingham Aligned Core Strategies Part 1 Local Plan (2014)Policy 10 of the Greater Nottingham Aligned Core Strategies Part 1 Local Plan (2014)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 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.
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