Existing buildings on the site had been vacant for over two years and paragraph 22 of the NPPF sought to avoid policies which led to the long-term protection of allocated sites, the inspector decided. The site was within a residential area with poor connectivity to the motorway network. The inspector concluded that it was inherently unsuited to a B1/B2/B8 use set against a tangible need for more care home spaces. The new building would respect the sloping topography of the site and provide adequate amenity for adjacent neighbours and future occupiers.
Inspector: D Young; Written representations
Care home employment levels comparable to traditional industries
Land in Nottinghamshire which was designated a protected employment site did not prevent an inspector from ruling that a 74-bed care home would generate jobs at least equal to that when it was last used for industrial purposes.
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