Land South Of Hillcrest Bridegate Lane , Hickling Pastures, Nottinghamshire, LE14 5LA

Planning appeal 3359613 at Land South Of Hillcrest Bridegate Lane , Hickling Pastures, Nottinghamshire, LE14 5LA (Rushcliffe Borough Council) was dismissed on 16 April 2025 by Inspector Dring G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site would be a suitable location for the proposal, having regard to local and national planning policy.

single storey 'self-build' dwelling

Authority: Rushcliffe Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Dring G

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the site would be a suitable location for the proposal, having regard to local and national planning policy

What decided it

The proposal fails to meet the previously developed land criterion in Policy H10 of the Neighbourhood Plan and conflicts with the development plan's spatial strategy which does not support market housing in countryside locations outside defined settlement limits.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy 3 of Rushcliffe Local Plan Part 1: Core StrategyPolicy 22 of Rushcliffe Local Plan Part 2: Land and Planning PoliciesPolicy H10 of Hickling Parish Neighbourhood Plan 2011-2028

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