Detached garage and gym at 154 Westgate Road, Westgate, Belton

“PA/2004/1256: Planning permission to retain the erection of new play equipment – approved with conditions PA/2011/1292: Planning permission to erect extensions – withdrawn PA/2012/0196: Planning permission to erect extensions (re-submission of PA/2011/1292) – approved with conditions. SITE CONSTRAINTS The site is outside the development limits of Belton. There are no protected trees within or immediately adjacent to the site.”

“The existing dwellinghouse is a two-storey detached dwelling with a detached dwellinghouse to the west of the site and The Wheatsheaf Inn to the east. Material considerations Section 38(6) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 provides that, if regard is to be had to the development plan for the purpose of any determination to be made under the planning Acts, the determination must be made in accordance with the plan unless material considerations indicate…”

“impacts on residential amenity • design and impact on the character and appearance of the area • other matters. Principle of development The proposed garage is ancillary to an existing dwellinghouse and will not extend further into the open countryside than the existing Wheatsheaf hardstanding car park to the east and existing buildings further to the east and west of the site.”

“Biodiversity net gain Schedule 7A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (inserted by the Environment Act 2021) provides that every grant of planning permission shall be subject to the condition that the biodiversity gain objective is met, further subject to exemptions. This objective is for development to deliver at least a 10% increase in biodiversity value relative to the pre- development biodiversity value of the on-site habitat.”

“CONSULTATIONS Archaeology: 10/06/2025: The scale and design of the proposed garage/gym and the extent of the red line boundary for the application would result in an unacceptable extension and intrusion of the residential curtilage and built environment into the historic landscape, contributing to adverse character change, and erosion of the setting and legibility of the landscape.”

“In its current position the building would be an unacceptable extension and intrusion of the residential curtilage and built environment into the historic landscape, contributing to adverse character change, and erosion of the setting and legibility of the landscape such that it is contrary to saved local pan policy LC14 and the HER objection of 10 June stands.”

“RECOMMENDATION Grant permission subject to the following conditions: The development must be begun before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.”

“Notwithstanding the provisions of Classes E of Schedule 2 of Part 1 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) (No. 2) (England) Order 2015, or any order revoking and re-enacting that order with or without modification), no extensions or alterations shall be made to the garage hereby permitted without the prior express permission of the local planning authority.”

“PA/2025/637 - PLANNING PERMISSION TO ERECT A DETACHED GARAGE AND GYM. LOCATION: WESTGATE ROAD, WESTGATE, BELTON, DN9 1QB”

“Resolved – That planning permission be granted in accordance with the recommendations contained within the officer’s report.”