®Planning appeal decision
Law Slack Farm, Penistone Road, Hepworth, HOLMFIRTH, HD9 2TR
the “demolition of existing dwelling and reinstatement of grassland and erection of replacement dwelling
- Authority
- Kirklees Metropolitan Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Wilkinson F
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to relevant development plan policies and the Framework
- the effect of the proposed development on the openness of the Green Belt and the purposes of including land within it
- if the proposed development is inappropriate development, whether harm by reason of inappropriateness and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the proposal
What decided it
The substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and loss of openness was not clearly outweighed by other considerations, and very special circumstances did not exist to justify the development.
The substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and loss of openness was not clearly outweighed by the other considerations including highway safety benefits, design improvements, and energy efficiency measures.
Framework references: 147, 149
Plan policies cited: Policy LP57
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.