®Planning appeal decision
Apple Garth, Chapel Road, Steeton With Eastburn, BD20 6NU
construction of one detached dwelling, residential annexe to serve existing dwelling, and associated works
- Authority
- City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Burnham T
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.
Framework references: 149
Plan policies cited: 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 Strategy, Policy EN3 of the Core Strategy, Policy SC1 of the Core Strategy, Policy SC9 of the Core Strategy, Policy DS1 of the Core Strategy, Policy DS2 of the Core Strategy, Policy EN5 of the Core Strategy
Judgments cited: R (Tate) v Northumberland County Council [2018] EWCA Civ 1519
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.