StairfootSteel/ Metals, Wombwell Lane, Stairfoot, Barnsley, S70 3NT

Planning appeal 3258576 at StairfootSteel/ Metals, Wombwell Lane, Stairfoot, Barnsley, S70 3NT (Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 1 October 2021 by Inspector Whitfield J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.

Material change of use of land to a scrap metal storage and processing facility (sui generis)

Authority: Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: employment-industrial · Major general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector: Whitfield J
Postcode: S70 3NT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
the effect of the development on highway safety

What decided it

The intervening material change of use to a garden centre and aggregates business during the 10-year period prior to the enforcement notice prevented the scrap metal use from acquiring lawfulness through the passage of time, and the harmful effects on character and appearance and highway safety were not outweighed by the limited benefits of the development.

The limited benefits of waste recycling and employment did not outweigh the harmful effects on character and appearance and highway safety.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy D1Policy GD1Policy Poll 1Policy T4

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