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Dismissed11 July 20233292694

Field North of Slack Lane, Ripponden, Sowerby Bridge, Calderdale, HX6 4NH

Planning appeal 3292694 at Field North of Slack Lane, Ripponden, Sowerby Bridge, Calderdale, HX6 4NH (Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 11 July 2023 by Inspector Dillon C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy GB1Policy BT4Policy EN1Policy EN3Policy CC3Policy GCN3Policy SD1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 138Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 149Paragraph 150Paragraph 110Paragraph 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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