®Planning appeal decision
Land on the West Side of Brickyard, Brickyard Drive, Hucknall, NOTTINGHAM, NG15 7PG
without planning permission, unauthorised change of use of land to a mixed use including the siting of a mobile home/caravan for residential use and commercial storage use (including the parking of commercial vehicles, plant and machinery), the laying of hardcore and erection of a front boundary wall and gates to facilitate the use
- Authority
- Ashfield District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Change of use
- Inspector
- Hartley D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the breach of planning control on the character, appearance and biodiversity of the area
- the effect of the commercial use on the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring residential properties in respect of noise and disturbance
- the effect of the boundary wall and gates on highway safety
- if any planning harm has been caused by the breach of planning control, whether this is outweighed by other considerations so as to justify granting planning permission
What decided it
The very significant harm to the character and appearance of the area, compounded by the inability to demonstrate biodiversity net gain, outweighed the personal circumstances of the family and Gypsy/Traveller pitch supply considerations.
The very significant harm to character and appearance and the failure to demonstrate biodiversity net gain outweighed the personal circumstances of the family, the best interests of the children, and the uncertainty over Gypsy/Traveller pitch supply, so that neither permanent nor temporary planning permission was justified.
Framework references: 180, 135, 115
Plan policies cited: Policy HG9, Policy ST1
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