Smallholding to Rear of No. 55 Beacon Hill Road, Newark, NG24 2JH

Planning appeal 3366276 at Smallholding to Rear of No. 55 Beacon Hill Road, Newark, NG24 2JH (Newark & Sherwood District Council) was allowed on 13 August 2025 by Inspector Wilkinson F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development.

Permission in principle for residential development of two to four dwellings following demolition of agricultural buildings

Authority: Newark & Sherwood District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Wilkinson F
Postcode: NG24 2JH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply engaged the presumption in favour of sustainable development, which was sufficiently weighty to outweigh the identified conflict with the development plan.

The modest harm to character and appearance and conflict with the development strategy were outweighed by the substantial weight of housing delivery in an area with acknowledged housing shortfall, the site's proximity to the sustainable Newark Urban Area, and the efficient use of under-utilised land.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Spatial Policy 3Policy DM5Policy DM8Spatial Policy 1
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 84Paragraph 11

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