Land at Lime Lane Woods, Lime Lane, Arnold, Nottingham, NG5 8PW

without planning permission the material change of use of the land to an outdoor pursuits, cinema and leisure venue

Authority: Gedling Borough Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector: Savage M

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the material change of use is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies
The effect of the material change of use on the openness of the Green Belt
The effect of the material change of use on the living conditions of nearby occupants
The effect of the material change of use on highway safety
If the material change of use 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 required to justify the material change of use
Whether the access track and car park are inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies
The effect of the access track and car park on the openness of the Green Belt
The effect of the access track and car park on highway safety
If the access track and car park are 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 required to justify the access track and car park

What decided it

The material change of use and access track and car park fail to preserve the openness of the Green Belt through the introduction of substantial quantities of hardcore, parked vehicles, containers, ticket booth and associated paraphernalia, and the harm to openness is not clearly outweighed by other considerations, meaning very special circumstances do not exist to justify the inappropriate development.

Framework references: 150, 154, 155

Plan policies cited: Policy 3 of the Aligned Core Strategies Part 1 Local Plan (2014), Policy 4 of the Aligned Core Strategy (2014), Policy LPD32 of the Gedling Borough Local Planning Document Part 2 Local Plan (2018), Policy LPD47 of the Gedling Borough Local Planning Document Part 2 Local Plan (2018), Policy LPD57 of the Gedling Borough Local Planning Document Part 2 Local Plan (2018), Policy LPD61 of the Gedling Borough Local Planning Document Part 2 Local Plan (2018)

Read the decision letter on the Inspectorate’s site

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