®Planning appeal decision
2 Drake Hill Cottages, Hey Slack Lane, Whitley Common , Barnsley , HD8 8YD
Planning appeal 3295778 at 2 Drake Hill Cottages, Hey Slack Lane, Whitley Common , Barnsley , HD8 8YD (Kirklees Metropolitan Council) was dismissed on 2 August 2022 by Inspector Wilkinson F, 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, including its effects on the openness of the Green Belt and the purposes of including land in it.
demolition of existing domestic use stables and replacement with new domestic use stables and associated hay /storage barn
- Authority
- Kirklees Metropolitan Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Wilkinson F
- Postcode
- HD8 8YD
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, including its effects on the openness of the Green Belt and the purposes of including land in it
- if the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt, whether 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 proposal
What decided it
The proposed development would result in harm to the openness of the Green Belt and encroachment into the countryside, and the other considerations advanced did not clearly outweigh this inherent harm to justify very special circumstances.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP56Policy 1Policy 2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 149
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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