®Planning appeal decision
Land West of Millstones, Oxspring, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S36 8WF
Planning appeal 3271635 at Land West of Millstones, Oxspring, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S36 8WF (Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 13 January 2022 by Inspector Hanna P, 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 relevant development plan policies and the Framework.
a “rural exception site including three affordable homes and two open market properties with landscaping and associated infrastructure
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hanna P
- Postcode
- S36 8WF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to relevant development plan policies and the Framework
- the effect on the openness of the Green Belt
- whether the proposal would comply with local and national policy which seek to steer development away from areas at the highest risk of flooding
- the effect of the proposal on biodiversity
- the effect of use of the proposed access on the safety of road users
- would the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The substantial weight given to Green Belt harm (inappropriateness and loss of openness) was not clearly outweighed by the benefits of affordable housing provision and other considerations, as the viability of the affordable housing was not adequately demonstrated and the proportion of market housing exceeded what could reasonably be described as enabling development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GB1Policy H7Policy CC3Policy BIO1Policy GD1Policy T4Policy D1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 14Paragraph 57Paragraph 78Paragraph 137Paragraph 149
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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