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Dismissed11 March 20223289082

Land West of Apperley Lane, Apperley Bridge, Bradford, LS19 7EG

Planning appeal 3289082 at Land West of Apperley Lane, Apperley Bridge, Bradford, LS19 7EG (City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council) was dismissed on 11 March 2022 by Inspector Burnham T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt including the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

Realignment and resurfacing of the existing access track through the construction of a new access road and vehicle access, and the re-grassing and landscaping of area of the current site access track

Authority
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
utilities-energy · Other minor developments
Inspector
Burnham T
Postcode
LS19 7EG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt including the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • the effect of the proposal on highway safety

What decided it

The combination of harm to character and appearance and unacceptable highway safety impacts, which conflicted with the development plan and Framework and were not outweighed by any material considerations.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy GB1 of the Replacement Unitary Development Plan (2005)Policy DS2 of the Core Strategy (2017)Policy EN4 of the Core Strategy (2017)Policy DS4 of the Core Strategy (2017)
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 150Paragraph 111

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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