Planning appeal decision
The Grange, Stoney Ridge Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD16 1UN
Planning appeal 3291206 at The Grange, Stoney Ridge Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD16 1UN (City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council) was dismissed on 14 March 2022 by Inspector Caines A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal amounts to inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
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- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Caines A
- Postcode
- BD16 1UN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal amounts to inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- The effect on the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect on the character and appearance of the host property and its surroundings
- If the proposal 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 proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt causing substantial harm to openness and conflicting with the Framework, which cannot be justified by the other considerations advanced.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SC7Policy SC9Policy DS1Policy DS3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149Paragraph 148
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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