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Dismissed6 October 20266002873

Land At Main Street, Flintham, NG23 5LA

Planning appeal 6002873 at Land At Main Street, Flintham, NG23 5LA (Rushcliffe) was dismissed on 6 October 2026, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the evidence robustly demonstrates a local need for the proposed rural exception development and whether the proposal would comply with the Framework's definition of rural exception sites, with regard to the size of the proposal.

a rural exception development, including full planning permission for 14 affordable dwellings including 6 discount market sales dwellings with associated provision of car parking, open space, landscape, access and infrastructure works, and outline planning permission for 3 enabling self-build market dwelling plots

Authority
Rushcliffe
Appeal type
major · Planning
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential
Postcode
NG23 5LA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the evidence robustly demonstrates a local need for the proposed rural exception development and whether the proposal would comply with the Framework's definition of rural exception sites, with regard to the size of the proposal
  • whether the appeal site is an acceptable location for the proposal, with regard to the spatial strategy and the accessibility of services and facilities
  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the site and surrounding countryside, and trees which are subject to a Tree Preservation Order (TPO), and whether it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Flintham Conservation Area (FCA) and whether it would comply with the Design Code
  • the effect of the proposal on bats, a protected species

What decided it

The substantial weight given to the benefits of the scheme did not outweigh the substantial weight given to the harm to the significance of the Flintham Conservation Area and the other identified harms, so the proposal failed the exceptional circumstances test in Framework Policy S5.

the substantial weight ascribed to the proposal's benefits (affordable housing, self-build provision and other benefits) did not outweigh the substantial weight ascribed to the harm to the FCA's significance and the other identified harms, so the appeal was dismissed

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
CS Policy 8CS Policy 3CS Policy 14CS Policy 10CS Policy 11CS Policy CS1LPP2 Policy 13LPP2 Policy 22LPP2 Policy 34LPP2 Policy 37LPP2 Policy 38LPP2 Policy 28
National Planning Policy Framework
Policy S3Policy S5Policy HO10Policy HE6Policy HE9Policy N2Policy N3Policy DP3Policy HO7

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