®Planning appeal decision
Land Between 124 and 142, Church Lane, Selston, NG16 6FD
an ‘Outline Application With All Matters Reserved For A Maximum of 8 Dwellings’
- Authority
- Ashfield District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Rose D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (December 2024) and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- whether the proposal would be likely to have an adverse effect on reptiles and landscape features
- if the proposal is found to be inappropriate development, whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposal would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt that fails to meet the limited infilling exception and the Golden Rules requirements, and the substantial harm to the Green Belt and openness is not clearly outweighed by the benefits of housing delivery.
the harm by reason of inappropriateness, countryside encroachment and harm to openness, given substantial weight, was not clearly outweighed by the significant weight given to housing delivery benefits and the lack of five-year housing land supply
Framework references: 154, 155, 156, 157, 110, 115, 143
Plan policies cited: Policy EV1, Policy ST3, Policy EV8
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.