284 Longdale Lane, Ravenshead, NOTTINGHAM, NG15 9AH

new two-storey equestrian teaching facility for the disabled adjacent to an existing manege

Authority: Gedling Borough Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Other Major Developments
Inspector: Duff N

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
The effect on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt
The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
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 substantial weight attributed to Public Sector Equality Duty considerations regarding provision of specialist facilities for disabled persons, in combination with economic and biodiversity benefits, clearly outweighed the harm to Green Belt openness and character and appearance, establishing very special circumstances to justify the development.

Framework references: 11, 143, 154, 155

Plan policies cited: Policy LPD 25, Policy LPD 47, Policy 3, Policy 10 2

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