®Planning appeal decision
2 The Hill, Kirkby-In-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 8JR
Planning appeal 3373864 at 2 The Hill, Kirkby-In-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 8JR (Ashfield District Council) was dismissed on 30 December 2025 by Inspector Cowley R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would provide adequate living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to internal and external amenity space provision.
two storey rear and side extensions and change of use from a care home to 13 bed HMO
- Authority
- Ashfield District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Cowley R
- Postcode
- NG17 8JR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would provide adequate living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to internal and external amenity space provision
- Whether the proposal would provide adequate car parking provision and the effect on highway safety
What decided it
The failure to provide adequate internal and external amenity space for future occupiers, which would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of housing delivery even under the tilted balance.
The benefits of housing delivery and reuse of an existing building were afforded considerable weight, but the significant harm arising from inadequate living conditions and development plan conflict significantly and demonstrably outweighed these benefits when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ST1Policy HG8
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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