Planning appeal decision
Wintersett Farm Court, Ferry Top Lane, Wintersett, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF4 2EB
Planning appeal 3252232 at Wintersett Farm Court, Ferry Top Lane, Wintersett, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF4 2EB (Wakefield Metropolitan District Council) was allowed on 18 October 2021 by Inspector Dowsett J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
Proposed residential development: three link-semi-detached dwellings
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Dowsett J
- Postcode
- WF4 2EB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposal constitutes limited infilling within a village as defined by the NPPF paragraph 149(e), and therefore is not inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Core Strategy Policy CS1Core Strategy Policy CS3DPD Policy D1Core Strategy Policy CS10DPD Policy D9
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 147Paragraph 149Paragraph 144Paragraph 150
- Judgments
- Lee Valley Regional Park Authority, R (on the application of) v Epping Forest District Council & Anor (Rev 1) [2016] EWCA Civ 404
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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