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Dismissed23 March 20266001966

The Cottage, Main Street, Epperstone, Nottinghamshire, NG14 6AU

Planning appeal 6001966 at The Cottage, Main Street, Epperstone, Nottinghamshire, NG14 6AU (Newark & Sherwood District Council) was dismissed on 23 March 2026 by Inspector Cross D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on highway safety, with due regard to the Epperstone Conservation Area.

change of use of outbuilding to a small scale reformer pilates studio (ground floor only)

Authority
Newark & Sherwood District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector
Cross D
Postcode
NG14 6AU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on highway safety, with due regard to the Epperstone Conservation Area

What decided it

The proposal would lead to unacceptable harm to highway safety through an inadequate access and parking issues, and any remedial works would fail to preserve or enhance the character of the Conservation Area, with the heritage harm not outweighed by public benefits.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Spatial Policy 7 of the Newark and Sherwood Amended Core Strategy 2019Policy DM5 of the Allocation and Development Management DPD 2013

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