Planning appeal decision
3 Fieldhead Manor, The Granary, Elmhirst Lane, Barnsley, S75 4LD
Planning appeal 3290238 at 3 Fieldhead Manor, The Granary, Elmhirst Lane, Barnsley, S75 4LD (Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 1 July 2022 by Inspector Pleasant L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
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- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Pleasant L
- Postcode
- S75 4LD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect on the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect on the setting of the listed building
- Is the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the development
What decided it
The harm by reason of inappropriateness and additional harm to openness and the listed building setting are clearly not outweighed by the privacy benefits, and very special circumstances do not exist to justify the development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D1Policy HE1Policy HE3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149Paragraph 137
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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