Land At Station Road Barnby Moor Nottinghamshire DN22 8FN

1. 1.Principle of Proposal The proposed development would extend residential built form onto undeveloped agricultural land occupying a transitional position between the established settlement of Barnby Moor and the surrounding countryside. The proposal has not been demonstrated to meet an identified unmet housing need and would result in the unjustified loss of Grade 2 agricultural land. As such, the development would fail to accord with the spatial strategy of the Development Plan, resulting in an inappropriate encroachment into the countryside that would not represent sustainable growth appropriately related to the existing built form of the settlement. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policies ST1 and ST2 of the Bassetlaw Local Plan and Policies S4 and S5 of the National Planning Policy Framework.
2. 2.Character and Visual Amenity The application site forms part of the open rural setting and settlement edge of Barnby Moor within the IL10 Idle Lowlands Landscape Character Area, where the landscape strategy is to conserve and reinforce existing character. By introducing residential development onto an undeveloped field, the proposal would erode the existing transition between the village and the countryside, extend built form into a predominantly rural landscape, and diminish the openness and character of the settlement edge. The overall layout, resulting in an incoherent site layout that fails to demonstrate a comprehensive and well-considered design approach. Consequently, the proposal would fail to respond positively to its context or reinforce local character and distinctiveness. The development is therefore contrary to Policies ST33 and ST35 of the Bassetlaw Local Plan and Policy DP3 of the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Postcode

DN22 8FN

Date validated

8 July 2026

Consultation end

4 August 2026

Target decision date

29 September 2026

Documents

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