Brookside Nursery, Childs Lane, Smallwood, CW11 2UZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• whether the proposal would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies, and the effect on openness
• whether the proposed development would be suitably located having regard to the accessibility of services and facilities
• whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to very special circumstances required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The proposal would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt causing substantial harm to openness, and the site is not in a sustainable location due to poor accessibility to services and facilities and lack of public transport, and the benefits do not clearly outweigh this harm to establish very special circumstances.

the benefits of housing delivery, whilst considerable in combination, would not clearly outweigh the substantial harm to Green Belt openness and the unsuitability of the location in terms of accessibility, and therefore very special circumstances do not exist