®Planning appeal decision
Land to the east of Hillock Farm, outside Upperthong., Dean Road, Holmfirth, HD9 3XB
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
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.
Framework references: 11, 48, 84, 145, 149, 152, 158
Plan policies cited: Policy LP10, Policy LP35, Policy 7 of the Holme Valley Neighbourhood Development Plan, Policies 1, 2, 12 and 13 of the Holme Valley Neighbourhood Development Plan
Judgments cited: R (McLennan) v Medway Council 2019 EWHC 1738 (Admin)
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.