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Allowed23 February 20266001451

Units At West Carr Road, Retford, Nottinghamshire, DN22 7GY

Planning appeal 6001451 at Units At West Carr Road, Retford, Nottinghamshire, DN22 7GY (Bassetlaw District Council) was allowed on 23 February 2026 by Inspector Smith J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether Condition 3 meets the tests set out in the National Planning Policy Framework for imposing conditions while having regard to the operational capability and safety of the highway network.

Change of Use from Business (Class E) to Non-Residential Institution, Provision of Education (Class F1)

Authority
Bassetlaw District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
community-institutional · Change of use
Inspector
Smith J
Postcode
DN22 7GY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether Condition 3 meets the tests set out in the National Planning Policy Framework for imposing conditions while having regard to the operational capability and safety of the highway network

What decided it

The existing conditions controlling student numbers and parking provision, combined with the restriction to a defined use class, render Condition 3 unnecessary and unreasonable as it fails the six tests for planning conditions without providing any additional safeguard for highway safety or operational efficiency.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy ST53
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 57

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