Planning appeal decision
Land East of the Gatehouse, Lodge Lane, Screveton, Nottinghamshire, NG13 8JJ
Planning appeal 3348340 at Land East of the Gatehouse, Lodge Lane, Screveton, Nottinghamshire, NG13 8JJ (Rushcliffe Borough Council) was dismissed on 5 February 2025 by Inspector Raygen Z, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
erection of a single dwelling
- Authority
- Rushcliffe Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Raygen Z
- Postcode
- NG13 8JJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for a house having regard to accessibility and national and local policy
What decided it
The proposal conflicts with the development plan spatial strategy and causes harm to character and appearance that cannot be outweighed by the provision of one dwelling and associated benefits.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 10 of the Rushcliffe Local Plan Part 1: Rushcliffe Core Strategy 2014Policy 1 of the Rushcliffe Local Plan Part 2: Land and Planning Policies 2019Policy 22 of the Rushcliffe Local Plan Part 2: Land and Planning Policies 2019Policy 3 of the Rushcliffe Local Plan Part 1: Rushcliffe Core Strategy 2014Policy 14 of the Rushcliffe Local Plan Part 1: Rushcliffe Core Strategy 2014
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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