Planning appeal decision
Bilsthorpe Business Park, Eakring Road, Bilsthorpe , NG22 8ST
Planning appeal 3333978 at Bilsthorpe Business Park, Eakring Road, Bilsthorpe , NG22 8ST (Newark & Sherwood District Council) was dismissed on 12 June 2024 by Inspector Baxter C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development is suitably located.
creation of flexible commercial/industrial units (Use Class E(g)(iii), B2, B8) and provision of allotments
- Authority
- Newark & Sherwood District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Baxter C
- Postcode
- NG22 8ST
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development is suitably located
What decided it
The proposal failed to demonstrate adequate need for a large-scale employment development in this rural location or that it would contribute to meeting local employment needs as required by Policy DM8.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM8Policy DM5Spatial Policy 3Core Policy 9
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 48
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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