®Planning appeal decision
Garage Site Next to 73, Dungworth Green, Sheffield, S6 6HE
the erection of a single dwelling
- Authority
- Sheffield City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Rafiq F
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the development plan and the National Planning Policy Framework
- the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposal on the purposes of the Green Belt
- if the proposal is inappropriate development, whether the 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 development
What decided it
The proposal would have a greater impact on the openness of the Green Belt than the existing development and would not meet the exceptions at Framework paragraph 149(e) or (g), making it inappropriate development for which the moderate benefits do not constitute very special circumstances.
The substantial weight given to Green Belt harm and other harm was not clearly outweighed by the moderate weight attached to housing delivery, economic and social benefits, high-quality design, and visual improvement of the landscape.
Framework references: 149, 149e, 149g, 148, 138, 11
Plan policies cited: UDP Policy GE1, UDP Policy GE2, UDP Policy GE3, UDP Policy GE5
Judgments cited: [2018] EWCA Civ 1519 R Tate v Northumberland County Council and Susan Leffers-Smith
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.