®Planning appeal decision
Rose Cottage, Goosedale Lane, Bestwood Village, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG6 8UJ
Planning appeal 3366727 at Rose Cottage, Goosedale Lane, Bestwood Village, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG6 8UJ (Gedling Borough Council) was allowed on 20 October 2025 by Inspector Savage K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to relevant development plan policies, the provisions of the Framework and the effect on the openness of the Green Belt.
change of use from garage to dwelling
- Authority
- Gedling Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Savage K
- Postcode
- NG6 8UJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to relevant development plan policies, the provisions of the Framework and the effect on the openness of the Green Belt
- Whether the proposal represents a suitable location for housing
- If the proposal would be inappropriate development whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify it
What decided it
The proposal does not amount to inappropriate development in the Green Belt because it satisfies the exception at NPPF paragraph 154(h)(iv) by reusing a building of permanent and substantial construction without adversely affecting openness, and the dwelling would not be isolated in physical terms.
The environmental benefit of reusing an existing building rather than constructing new outweighed the general Framework approach to locate housing where most accessible to services, as the site is a short drive to local services and car use would have low environmental impact.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LPD12
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 154Paragraph 84Paragraph 11
- Judgments
- Braintree District Council v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government & Others [2018] EWCA Civ 610
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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