Pleasant View, 20 Landcroft Lane, Sutton Bonington, Nottinghamshire, LE12 5PD

change of use to create private garden; creation of new gravel walkway; erection of single storey outbuilding; extension to raised patio; creation of private garden with associated landscaping and access works

Authority: Rushcliffe Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Ollerenshaw M

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the appeal proposal is an appropriate form of development in this location, having regard to the development plan, and its effect on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The proposal represents a significant and harmful encroachment into the countryside that conflicts with Policy 22 of the Local Plan by extending the domestic curtilage far beyond what was approved in previous applications and creating a formal domesticated appearance incompatible with the rural character of the area.

Plan policies cited: Policy 22 of Rushcliffe Local Plan Part 2: Land and Planning Policies (2019), Policy 10 of Rushcliffe Local Plan Part 1: Core Strategy (2014)

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