®Planning appeal decision
Land of Vernon Court, Nuthall, Nottingham, NG16 1AW
Planning appeal 6010300 at Land of Vernon Court, Nuthall, Nottingham, NG16 1AW (Broxtowe) was dismissed on 14 August 2026 by Inspector D Harris-Watkins, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupants of No.14-17 Vernon Court and No.24-32 Vernon Drive, with particular reference to outlook, light and privacy.
to construct a two storey building to provide two flats
- Authority
- Broxtowe
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Inspector
- D Harris-Watkins
- Postcode
- NG16 1AW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupants of No.14-17 Vernon Court and No.24-32 Vernon Drive, with particular reference to outlook, light and privacy
- whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupants, with regard to sense of enclosure
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The significant harm to the living conditions of occupiers of No.14-17 Vernon Court through loss of privacy outweighed the limited housing and economic benefits of the modest two-dwelling scheme.
The significant harm to neighbouring living conditions outweighed the limited housing and economic benefits, such that the adverse impacts would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole, and the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 10 of the Aligned Core Strategies Part 1 Local Plan 2014Policy 17 of the Broxtowe Borough Council Part 2 Local Plan 2019Policy 1 of the Nuthall Neighbourhood Plan 2018Policy 5 of the Nuthall Neighbourhood Plan 2018
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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