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Allowed7 November 20253368293

Flaggs Farm, Caunton Road, Norwell, Nottinghamshire, NG23 6LB

Planning appeal 3368293 at Flaggs Farm, Caunton Road, Norwell, Nottinghamshire, NG23 6LB (Newark & Sherwood District Council) was allowed on 7 November 2025 by Inspector Senior H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site provides a suitable location for the development having regard to the spatial strategy for the area.

change of use of two former farm storage buildings to storage (Use Class B8)

Authority
Newark & Sherwood District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector
Senior H
Postcode
NG23 6LB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the appeal site provides a suitable location for the development having regard to the spatial strategy for the area

What decided it

The development reuses existing agricultural buildings for storage in support of farm diversification and rural employment, conforming with the spatial strategy and development plan policies for countryside development.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM8Policy SP3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 57

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