®Planning appeal decision
Land West of Millstones, Oxspring, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S36 8WF
a “rural exception site including three affordable homes and two open market properties with landscaping and associated infrastructure
- Authority
- Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hanna P
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.
Framework references: 11, 14, 57, 78, 137, 149
Plan policies cited: Policy GB1, Policy H7, Policy CC3, Policy BIO1, Policy GD1, Policy T4, Policy D1
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.