This site was formerly known as Bridge Orchard. Following brickearth removal, the land was left with a frost pocket which was filled with inert and other material without planning consent. Whilst the land may be ‘green’ in appearance, it was previously used for landfill for inert plus other unknown materials during the late 1990’s and an attempt at regularisation through submission of a planning application reference MC/05/1225 ended with refusal and dismissal at appeal. There did not appear to be any later planning applications for this land. As the application was refused, there was no agreed provision for restoration of the land through development management procedures. In view of this, it is considered the land falls under the definition of ‘previously developed land’ as set out within the National Planning Policy Framework 2023.