Communal covered parking at Willoughby Almshouses, Cossall

“The application is brought to the Committee at the request of Cllr Pringle as the application site is within Nottinghamshire Green Belt. 1. Purpose of the Report 1.1 The application seeks planning permission to construct a communal covered parking area to the rear of the Almshouses, provide associated layout and landscaping. 2. Recommendation The Committee is asked to RESOLVE that planning permission be refused for the reasons outlined in the appendix. 3.”

“The application seeks planning permission to construct a communal covered parking to rear of Almshouses, provide associated layout and landscaping. 2. Site and surroundings…”

“The application site is located within the Cossall Conservation Area and Nottinghamshire Green Belt and is located within the centre of Cossall Village. To the front of the site there is a wall to the front boundary with an overgrown garden area beyond. To the rear there is also an overgrown garden area. The Almshouses currently consist of six, one bedroom dwellings and one, three bedroomed dwelling.”

“Planning permission and Listed Building Consent was granted under reference numbers 10/00044/FUL and 10/00045/FUL to rebuild the front wall. Planning permission was granted under reference number 21/00507/FUL to construct residential extensions to a Grade II* Listed Building and refurbishments to create one 2-bedroomed dwelling (House 1), two 3- bedroomed dwellings (House 3 and 4) and one 4-bedroomed dwelling (House 2), new gardens, a new vehicular access and a car…”

“Both planning permission and Listed Building consent were previously granted under reference numbers 23/00510/FUL and 23/00511/LBC to construct residential extensions to a Grade II* Listed Building and refurbishments to create one 2-bedroomed dwelling (House 1), two 3-bedroomed dwellings (House 3 and 4) and one 4-bedroomed dwelling (House 2), new gardens, a new vehicular access and a car park, off-site alterations to junction of track to the east of the site with Church…”

“The proposed carport would be set in the Green Belt and does not meet any of the criteria to be considered as an exception to inappropriate development as set out by paragraph 153 of the NPPF.”

“The site lies within the Nottinghamshire Green Belt where in accordance with paragraph 153 of the NPPF inappropriate development is by definition harmful and should not be approved except in very special circumstances. The proposed development does not meet any of the exceptions to inappropriate development as set out by paragraphs 154 and 155 of the NPPF.”

“Planning Committee 15 April 2026 these parking spaces and it is not considered necessary for the repair and retention of the Listed Building and its continued beneficial use and does not represent very special circumstances to grant planning permission. Taking the above into account, it is considered that the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt and no very special circumstances have been put forward by the applicant.”

“There were late items comprising of a letter of support from Cossall Parish Council supporting the scheme.”

“The Committee gave consideration to the appropriateness of the site for the development, conditions concerning parking, the benefit the parking spaces being created would have on the site and how this would support the already existing historic building.”