Planning appeal decision
Wheatley Field Farm, North Wheatley, Retford, Nottinghamshire, DN22 9DX
Planning appeal 3320497 at Wheatley Field Farm, North Wheatley, Retford, Nottinghamshire, DN22 9DX (Bassetlaw District Council) was dismissed on 23 January 2024 by Inspector Pearce S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.
a “steel portal framed storage building. Linked to stables and general site. Low brick wall with charred timber cladding to walls. Steel personnel security doors, and pair of overhead sectional roller shutter doors, powder coated in anthracite grey (RAL 7016). Trapezoidal pattern composite roof panels with matching style rooflight panels. Inset gutter system
- Authority
- Bassetlaw District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Pearce S
- Postcode
- DN22 9DX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposed building's excessive scale, design and materials would harmfully dominate the modest existing built form and conflict with the open rural character of the area and local vernacular.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM4Policy DM9Policy DM3Policy 2a
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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