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Dismissed18 March 20253354397

Lakeland House Farm, Ranskill Road, Mattersey, Retford, Nottinghamshire, DN10 5EA

Planning appeal 3354397 at Lakeland House Farm, Ranskill Road, Mattersey, Retford, Nottinghamshire, DN10 5EA (Bassetlaw District Council) was dismissed on 18 March 2025 by Inspector Hobbs J, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether it has been demonstrated that there is a justified need for the proposed facilities, with regard to a business opportunity or operational requirements.

Hybrid application which seeks consent for the following at Clearwater Lakes Fishery, Mattersey: - Change of use of land for the siting of up to 50 touring caravans including welfare block; - Outline permission for a restaurant/café/farm shop building (scale submitted for approval, all other matters reserved) (site area 0.46 hectares); and - Full permission for a detached dwelling with fishing tackle/bait/ticket shop with associated site administration offices which would be occupied by the site manager

Authority
Bassetlaw District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector
Hobbs J
Postcode
DN10 5EA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether it has been demonstrated that there is a justified need for the proposed facilities, with regard to a business opportunity or operational requirements
  • whether there is an essential need for a dwelling to accommodate a rural worker

What decided it

The lack of substantive evidence (including any business plan) demonstrating a justified need or viability for the proposed facilities, combined with the availability of alternative means of meeting the rural worker accommodation need without a new dwelling.

The limited/modest weight attributable to the business diversification and personal-circumstance benefits did not outweigh the harm arising from conflict with the development plan as a whole

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy ST11Policy ST8Policy ST10Policy ST1Policy 32Policy ST2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 94Paragraph 93

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