178A Melton Road , Stanton on The Wolds , Nottinghamshire , NG12 5BQ

Planning appeal 3351814 at 178A Melton Road , Stanton on The Wolds , Nottinghamshire , NG12 5BQ (Rushcliffe Borough Council) was allowed on 20 March 2025 by Inspector Bennett T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the amendments would amount to inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any development plan policies.

reserved matters application for 18/01206/OUT to seek approval for access, appearance, landscaping and scale of the development without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 20/00707/VAR, dated 14 May 2020

Authority: Rushcliffe Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Other minor developments
Inspector: Bennett T
Postcode: NG12 5BQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the amendments would amount to inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any development plan policies
the effect on the openness of the Green Belt
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 modest increase in roof height would not cause substantial harm to the openness of the Green Belt, bringing the proposal within the exception at NPPF paragraph 154(g) for redevelopment of previously developed land.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy 1 (Development Requirements) of the Rushcliffe Local Plan Part 2: Land and Planning Policies
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 154

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