®Planning appeal decision
Land Between 124 and 142, Church Lane, Selston, NG16 6FD
Planning appeal 3347049 at Land Between 124 and 142, Church Lane, Selston, NG16 6FD (Ashfield District Council) was dismissed on 20 January 2025 by Inspector Rose D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.
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
- Postcode
- NG16 6FD
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
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EV1Policy ST3Policy EV8
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 154Paragraph 155Paragraph 156Paragraph 157Paragraph 110Paragraph 115Paragraph 143
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
Town Planner Pro holds this letter. The Appeals plan opens it and every other letter we hold, all of them searchable, with the main issues and what decided each case picked out. We do not show letters on the free site because they carry people’s names and addresses.
With an account
What an account adds to this decision
More decisions in Ashfield
The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2025
- Dismissed28 January 20266001120Land Between 124 and 142 Church Lane, Selston, Nottinghamshire, NG16 6FD
- Allowed3 November 20253366321Cedar House, Silverhill Lane, Teversal, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 3JJ
- Dismissed27 October 20253364793Whitboro Lodge at 261 Wild Hill, Teversal, Nottinghamshire, NG17 3JF
- Allowed19 June 20253356635Melbourne Farmhouse, 86 Inkerman Road, Selston, Nottinghamshire, NG16 6BN
- Dismissed4 November 20243323952Hamilton Hill Farm, Cauldwell Road, Sutton in Ashfield , NG17 5LB
The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.