®Planning appeal decision
Apple Garth, Chapel Road, Steeton With Eastburn, BD20 6NU
Planning appeal 3295245 at Apple Garth, Chapel Road, Steeton With Eastburn, BD20 6NU (City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council) was allowed on 17 June 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 having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
construction of one detached dwelling, residential annexe to serve existing dwelling, and associated works
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Burnham T
- Postcode
- BD20 6NU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the Steeton Conservation Area and its setting
- the effect of the proposal on the setting of the grade II listed Hob Hill and locally listed Apple Garth
What decided it
The proposal represents limited infilling within a village and therefore is not inappropriate development in the Green Belt, combined with the absence of any conflict with Framework policies protecting heritage assets and the presumption in favour of sustainable development arising from the lack of a five-year housing land supply.
The benefits of housing delivery and the presumption in favour of sustainable development, arising from the local planning authority's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, outweighed any adverse impacts, with no conflict identified with Framework policies protecting the Green Belt or heritage assets.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SC7 of the Bradford Core Strategy (2017)Policy GB1 of the Replacement Unitary Development Plan (2005)Policy GB2 of the Replacement Unitary Development Plan (2005)Policy DS3 of the Core StrategyPolicy EN3 of the Core StrategyPolicy SC1 of the Core StrategyPolicy SC9 of the Core StrategyPolicy DS1 of the Core StrategyPolicy DS2 of the Core StrategyPolicy EN5 of the Core Strategy
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149
- Judgments
- R (Tate) v Northumberland County Council [2018] EWCA Civ 1519
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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