®Planning appeal decision
Land to the East of Hillock Farm, Outside Upperthong., Dean Road, Holmfirth, HD9 3XB
Planning appeal 3278973 at Land to the East of Hillock Farm, Outside Upperthong., Dean Road, Holmfirth, HD9 3XB (Kirklees Metropolitan Council) was dismissed on 9 December 2021 by Inspector Wilson L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the Framework and development plan policy.
change of use from agricultural to storage and processing of timber, including improvement of field access, formation of access track and hardstanding and a purpose timber-built wood store
- Authority
- Kirklees Metropolitan Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Change of use
- Inspector
- Wilson L
- Postcode
- HD9 3XB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the Framework and development plan policy
- The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- Whether any harm to the Green Belt, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations. If so, would this 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 significant adverse impact on openness is not clearly outweighed by the other considerations advanced, and therefore very special circumstances do not exist to justify the development.
The substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and significant adverse spatial impact on openness was not clearly outweighed by limited weight given to rural economy and business needs considerations and neutral weight given to design, heritage, amenity and highway safety factors, resulting in dismissal of the appeal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP10Policy LP35Policy 7 of the Holme Valley Neighbourhood Development PlanPolicies 1, 2, 12 and 13 of the Holme Valley Neighbourhood Development Plan
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 48Paragraph 84Paragraph 145Paragraph 149Paragraph 152Paragraph 158
- Judgments
- R (McLennan) v Medway Council 2019 EWHC 1738 (Admin)
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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