®Planning appeal decision
Windmill Boarding Kennels, Royd Lane, Millhouse Green, SHEFFIELD, S36 9NY
new live/work unit
- Authority
- Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Ashworth S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would represent inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policy
- The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- Whether the proposal would provide satisfactory living accommodation for future occupiers having particular regard to noise
- Whether any 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 substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and loss of openness, combined with the failure to demonstrate satisfactory living conditions due to noise and the absence of a convincing functional need for on-site accommodation, could not be outweighed by the limited benefits claimed.
The substantial weight given to harm to the Green Belt and the failure to demonstrate satisfactory living conditions outweighed the limited weight afforded to the business benefits and on-site presence, resulting in the absence of very special circumstances to justify the development.
Framework references: 147, 148, 149, 150
Plan policies cited: Policy GB1, Policy POLL1, Policy GB4
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.