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Dismissed9 October 20266006638

Lowdham Cars, Lowdham Road, Gunthorpe, NG14 7ER

Planning appeal 6006638 at Lowdham Cars, Lowdham Road, Gunthorpe, NG14 7ER (Newark and Sherwood) was dismissed on 9 October 2026, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework.

creation of 8 additional residential units

Authority
Newark and Sherwood
Appeal type
minor · Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Postcode
NG14 7ER

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework
  • The effect of the proposal on flood risk
  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • The effect of the proposal on highway safety
  • Whether adequate information has been provided with regard to biodiversity net gain

What decided it

The proposal is located in Flood Zone 3b where Policy F6 of the Framework directs that more vulnerable development (dwellinghouses) should be refused, and the appellant failed to undertake a sequential test or provide adequate evidence that flood risk would not be significant.

Applying Policy S5, the substantial benefits of providing 8 new homes against a 3.43-year housing supply shortfall, together with moderate benefits of visual improvement and biodiversity net gain and limited benefits from contamination removal, are substantially outweighed by the adverse effects of locating more vulnerable residential development in Flood Zone 3b in conflict with Policy F6 and the development plan's flood risk policies.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Core Policy 10 of the Amended Core Strategy 2019Policy DM5 of the Allocations & Development Management Development Plan Document 2013Core Policies 9, 12 and 13 of the Core StrategyPolicy DM7 of the Allocations & Development Management Development Plan Document 2013Spatial Policy 7 of the Allocations & Development Management Development Plan Document
National Planning Policy Framework
Policy S5Policy F6Policy GB8

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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