®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to Woodend Public House, Chesterfield Road, Huthwaite, Nottinghamshire, NG17 2QL
Planning appeal 3321017 at Land Adjacent to Woodend Public House, Chesterfield Road, Huthwaite, Nottinghamshire, NG17 2QL (Ashfield District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 13 November 2023 by Inspector Renaudon L, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The principal issue is the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the countryside.
the change of use from paddock to residential for static caravans and associated parking of touring and domestic vehicles for use by one family group, plus utility blocks. Summary
- Authority
- Ashfield District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Change of use
- Inspector
- Renaudon L
- Postcode
- NG17 2QL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The principal issue is the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the countryside.
- Other matters for consideration include the need for Gypsy and Traveller sites in the area, whether all or any of the occupants of the site are Gypsies or Travellers, and the suitability and availability of any alternative sites.
- In the event that conflict with the development plan is found, it may also be necessary to consider any personal circumstances put forward by the appellants to justify any grant of planning permission.
What decided it
The proposal's compliance with the criteria of policy HG9 (established need, acceptable location relative to the settlement, and capacity for the visual/landscape impact to be mitigated) led to Appeal B being allowed, while Appeal A was dismissed solely to avoid duplicating the permission granted under Appeal B.
The limited harm to the openness of the countryside was outweighed by the site's compliance with policy HG9 and PPTS support for Traveller sites in a location not 'away from' the settlement, tipping the balance in favour of granting permission under Appeal B.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- EV2EV4ST1ST4HG9
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
Town Planner Pro holds this letter. The Appeals plan opens it and every other letter we hold, all of them searchable, with the main issues and what decided each case picked out. We do not show letters on the free site because they carry people’s names and addresses.
With an account
What an account adds to this decision
More decisions in Ashfield
The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2023
- Quashed On Legal Grounds25 August 2026337181046 Mapplewells Road, Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17 1HW
- Allowed25 August 202660115981A Ellis Street, Kirkby In Ashfield, NG17 7AL
- Notice varied and upheld23 April 20263355558Whiteborough Farm Chesterfield Road, Huthwaite, Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17 2QJ
- Allowed20 October 202533668254 Hollinwell Close, Kirkby-In-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 8NE
- Dismissed12 March 20253355986H2O, 76-78 High Street, Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, NG15 7AX
The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.