®Planning appeal decision
Catplant Quarry Ltd, Hazel Lane Quarry Wakefield Road, Hampole, Doncaster, DN6 7EX
Planning appeal 3287817 at Catplant Quarry Ltd, Hazel Lane Quarry Wakefield Road, Hampole, Doncaster, DN6 7EX (Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 13 July 2022 by Inspector Martinson P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
described in the application form as: ‘The Construction of a New Office Building’
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Minor offices/R&D/light industry
- Inspector
- Martinson P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt
- whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The clear and pressing need for new office accommodation to serve the quarry, combined with economic benefits, improved employee welfare, and safe parking provision, collectively amounted to very special circumstances sufficient to outweigh the harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and effect on openness.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 137Paragraph 148Paragraph 149Paragraph 150
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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