®Planning appeal decision
Land off Royd Moor Road, Thurlstone, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S36 9RY
Planning appeal 3281156 at Land off Royd Moor Road, Thurlstone, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S36 9RY (Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 17 January 2022 by Inspector Wilkinson F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to relevant development plan policies and the National Planning Policy Framework, including the effect on the openness of the Green Belt and the purposes of including land within it.
described on the application form as ‘full application for 1no dwelling following demolition of existing stables and associated structures
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wilkinson F
- Postcode
- S36 9RY
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 National Planning Policy Framework, including the effect 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 greater impact on the openness of the Green Belt resulting from the massing, design details and urbanising characteristics of the proposed dwelling, which was not clearly outweighed by other considerations.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GB1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 105
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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