®Planning appeal decision
Land Between 124 and 142 Church Lane, Selston, Nottinghamshire, NG16 6FD
Outline Application (All Matters Reserved) for 16 Dwellings, including 8 Affordable Homes (50%)
- Authority
- Ashfield District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Smith J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any development plan policies, including any relevant effects on the openness of the Green Belt
- if inappropriate, whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
- the effect of the development upon protected and priority species
- the effect of the development upon trees and hedgerows
What decided it
The defective and incomplete Unilateral Undertaking prevented the proposal from complying with the Golden Rules in NPPF paragraph 156, meaning the development could not benefit from the exception in paragraph 155(d), and the substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness was not clearly outweighed by other considerations.
The moderate weight benefits of housing delivery and economic gains would not clearly outweigh the substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness, so very special circumstances do not exist.
Framework references: 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 143, 153, 187, 193
Plan policies cited: Policy EV1, Policy ST1, Policy EV8
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