®Planning appeal decision
Field North of Slack Lane, Ripponden, Sowerby Bridge, Calderdale, HX6 4NH
change of use from fishponds and angling facility to burial ground including engineering works
- Authority
- Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Change of use
- Inspector
- Dillon C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether or not the appeal proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt in terms of the National Planning Policy Framework and the development plan and its effect on openness
- the effect of the appeal proposal on accessibility and highway safety
- the effect of the appeal proposal on the natural environment, with particular regard to hydrology and biodiversity interests
- should the appeal proposal constitute inappropriate development, whether or not any 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 it
What decided it
The proposal would cause significant harm to Green Belt openness and purpose, combined with unacceptable highway safety impacts and unresolved environmental concerns, which are not clearly outweighed by the social benefits and site-specific requirements.
Framework references: 138, 147, 148, 149, 150, 110, 111
Plan policies cited: Policy GB1, Policy BT4, Policy EN1, Policy EN3, Policy CC3, Policy GCN3, Policy SD1
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.