Planning appeal decision
Land off Scotter Lane Road, Hayton, Retford, Notts, DN22 9LF
Planning appeal 3352032 at Land off Scotter Lane Road, Hayton, Retford, Notts, DN22 9LF (Bassetlaw District Council) was dismissed on 25 March 2025 by Inspector Plenty B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.
Change of use from permanent pasture to equestrian with a 12ftx24ft wooden field shelter
- Authority
- Bassetlaw District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Plenty B
- Postcode
- DN22 9LF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the proposed use on highway safety, particularly with respect to traffic flows along Scotter Lane Road
What decided it
The proposal would cause unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the area and landscape character, conflicting with the development plan with no material considerations to outweigh this harm.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Bassetlaw Local Plan [2024] policy ST35Bassetlaw Local Plan [2024] policy ST53Hayton Neighbourhood Plan [2023] policy 1aHayton Neighbourhood Plan [2023] policy 2Hayton Neighbourhood Plan [2023] policy 7
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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