Worsbrough Road, Barnsley, S70 5LN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework (the Framework) and development plan policy
• The effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt
• The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area including heritage assets
• The effect of the development on trees subject to a Tree Preservation Order (TPO) and on wildlife
• Highway safety issues
• The accessibility of the site to local shops and services
• If the development is inappropriate, whether the harm to the Green Belt by way of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development

What decided it

the immediate unmet need for gypsy pitches and the best interests of the appellant's young children, though not amounting to very special circumstances for a permanent permission, were sufficient to justify a temporary personal planning permission

moderate harm to Green Belt openness, significant harm to heritage/character and appearance, and moderate harm to trees were weighed against moderate weight for the lack of an alternative site/immediate unmet need and significant weight for the appellant's personal circumstances; the balance did not clearly outweigh the harm to justify a permanent permission but was sufficient to justify a temporary, personal permission