284 Longdale Lane, Ravenshead, Nottingham, NG15 9AH

Planning appeal 3361750 at 284 Longdale Lane, Ravenshead, Nottingham, NG15 9AH (Gedling Borough Council) was allowed on 14 October 2025 by Inspector Duff N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

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
Postcode: NG15 9AH

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy LPD 25Policy LPD 47Policy 3Policy 10 2
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 143Paragraph 154Paragraph 155

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