Land at Cross Lane, Woodsetts, S81 8SP

the erection of a private stable block and retain hard standing as original

Authority: Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: agricultural · Other minor developments
Inspector: Radcliffe I

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposal is inappropriate development for the purposes of development plan policy and the National Planning Policy Framework
the effect of the proposal on Cross Lane Meadow Local Wildlife Site
if the development is inappropriate, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to very special circumstances necessary to justify the development

What decided it

The hardstanding constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt that fails to preserve openness, and combined with harm to the Local Wildlife Site, no very special circumstances exist to justify the development.

Framework references: 148, 149, 150

Plan policies cited: Policy CS4, Policy CS20, Policy SP10, Policy SP33, Policy SP34

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