Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent Churchside Cottages, Blidworth, Mansfield, NG21 0QP
Planning appeal 3321056 at Land Adjacent Churchside Cottages, Blidworth, Mansfield, NG21 0QP (Newark & Sherwood District Council) was dismissed on 8 December 2023 by Inspector Senior H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character, appearance and significance of the Blidworth Conservation Area.
change of use’ to garden and erection of wooden store shed (5m x 2.8m)
- Authority
- Newark & Sherwood District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Change of use
- Inspector
- Senior H
- Postcode
- NG21 0QP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character, appearance and significance of the Blidworth Conservation Area
- the effect of the proposal on the ecology of the area
What decided it
The absence of an ecology survey to demonstrate that the proposal would not result in harm to protected species and important habitats on the site, contrary to development plan policies and the Framework.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 9Policy 14Policy 12Policy DM5Policy DM6Policy DM7Policy DM9
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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