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Stables at Woodside Farm Cottage, High Fernley Road, Wyke, Bradford, BD12 8EY
Planning appeal 3269198 at Stables at Woodside Farm Cottage, High Fernley Road, Wyke, Bradford, BD12 8EY (City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council) was dismissed on 10 June 2021 by Inspector Rann 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.
demolition of existing stable and construction of new dwelling
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Rann J
- Postcode
- BD12 8EY
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 proposed development on the character and appearance of the appeal site and its surroundings
- whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposed dwelling would have a greater impact on the spatial and visual openness of the Green Belt than the existing stable building, failing to meet the exception criteria in paragraph 145g of the Framework, and the modest housing and economic benefits did not clearly outweigh the substantial harm to the Green Belt and character and appearance.
the substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and harm to openness, together with harm to character and appearance, was not clearly outweighed by the limited benefits of housing delivery, modest economic benefits, and uncertain environmental measures
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SC7Policy GB1Policy DS2Policy EN4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 145Paragraph 145gParagraph 11dParagraph 11
- Judgments
- R. (on the application of Lee Valley Regional Park Authority) v Epping Forest DC [2016] EWCA Civ 404; Lee Valley Regional Park Authority v Epping Forest District Council [2015] EWHC 1471 (Admin)
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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