Westmoor Retford Road North Wheatley Nottinghamshire DN22 9DU

1. 1.Principle of Development: The proposed building is located outside of any identified development boundary and is classed as development within the open countryside. Given the proposal is larger and in a different location to the existing log cabin on site, the proposal is not compliant with Policy ST2 of the Bassetlaw Local Plan.
2. 2.Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG): Insufficient information has been submitted to demonstrate that the proposal meets the self-build criteria for exemption from the statutory Biodiversity Net Gain requirement. No evidence has been provided to confirm that the development would be delivered as a genuine self/custom-build dwelling, such as inclusion on the Council's Self-Build and Custom Housebuilding Register or a secured Unilateral Undertaking. In the absence of such evidence, the proposal cannot be considered exempt from the mandatory requirement to deliver a minimum 10% biodiversity net gain, as set out in the Environment Act 2021. No Biodiversity Gain Plan, metric calculation or supporting information has been submitted to demonstrate how the development would achieve the required biodiversity uplift. The proposal fails to demonstrate compliance with the statutory Biodiversity Net Gain requirements and is therefore contrary to the Environment Act 2021, Policy ST38 of the Bassetlaw Local Plan, and Paragraph 187 (Chapter 15) of the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Postcode

DN22 9DU

Date validated

16 February 2026