Land off, Burns Lane/Church Street, Warsop, Nottinghamshire, NG20 0AU

Planning appeal 3342935 at Land off, Burns Lane/Church Street, Warsop, Nottinghamshire, NG20 0AU (Mansfield District Council) was allowed on 12 December 2024 by Inspector Harding C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the development having regard to the spatial strategy of the development plan.

Re-development of the site, including demolition of part of existing building, to provide 19 No dwellings and parking served from a new access from Burns Lane

Authority: Mansfield District Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Major dwellings
Inspector: Harding C
Postcode: NG20 0AU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the development having regard to the spatial strategy of the development plan
whether there is a realistic or reasonable prospect of the appeal site coming forward for its allocated use
whether the proposal would meet an unmet need for affordable housing

What decided it

The demonstration that there is no realistic or reasonable prospect of the site coming forward for its allocated retail and leisure use, combined with the proposal meeting an unmet need for affordable housing, justified departure from the development plan allocation.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy S2Policy RT7
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 57Paragraph 123Paragraph 127

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