®Planning appeal decision
Birkett House, Lindrick Common, Worksop, S81 8BQ
Planning appeal 3284044 at Birkett House, Lindrick Common, Worksop, S81 8BQ (Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 10 February 2023 by Inspector Phillips A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development for the purposes of the development plan and the National Planning Policy Framework.
construction of an agricultural building (tractor and implement store)
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Phillips A
- Postcode
- S81 8BQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development for the purposes of the development plan and the National Planning Policy Framework
- The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt and the character and appearance of the area
- If the proposal would be inappropriate development, whether the 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 it
What decided it
The lack of clear evidence that the appeal property is an active agricultural holding and that the machinery is utilised for agricultural purposes meant the proposal could not be justified as an exception to the Green Belt policy, and the resulting harm to openness and character was not outweighed by special circumstances.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP2Policy SP7
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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