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Allowed16 June 20213270078

Land South of 7 to 17 Spark House Lane, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 3QU

Planning appeal 3270078 at Land South of 7 to 17 Spark House Lane, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 3QU (Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 16 June 2021 by Inspector Hitchcock R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the status of the site as previously developed land and the likely effects on openness.

Demolition of existing stables to facilitate a residential dwelling

Authority
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Hitchcock R
Postcode
HX6 3QU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the development constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the status of the site as previously developed land and the likely effects on openness

What decided it

The Council's failure to substantiate its refusal through vague assertions unsupported by objective analysis of the effects on openness, combined with misapplication of the Green Belt policy exemptions, constituted unreasonable behaviour that caused unnecessary expense to the appellant.

What the Inspector cited

National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 145Paragraph 146

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