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Allowed14 January 20266001425

Land off St Michael's Close, Halam, Southwell, Notts, NG22 8AR

Planning appeal 6001425 at Land off St Michael's Close, Halam, Southwell, Notts, NG22 8AR (Newark & Sherwood District Council) was allowed on 14 January 2026 by Inspector Smith J, 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, in consideration of the matters raised by the Council.

application for permission in principle for residential development of four to nine dwellings

Authority
Newark & Sherwood District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Smith J
Postcode
NG22 8AR

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, in consideration of the matters raised by the Council

What decided it

The housing land supply shortfall of 3.43 years triggered the tilted balance, and the modest scale of the incursion into open countryside was outweighed by the need for housing and the small contribution four to nine dwellings would make to supply in an area with clear housing need.

The harm of locating development in open countryside, though a small incursion, was outweighed by the benefits of providing four to nine dwellings to an area with a notably low housing supply of 3.43 years, applying the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SP1Policy SP3Policy DM8Policy DM5
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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