®Planning appeal decision
Woodfield House, Hipperholme, Halifax, HX3 8HD
Planning appeal 3297845 at Woodfield House, Hipperholme, Halifax, HX3 8HD (Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 11 October 2022 by Inspector Martinson P, 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 the effect upon the openness of the Green Belt.
construction of storage building to store food machinery and livestock
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Martinson P
- Postcode
- HX3 8HD
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 the effect upon the openness of the Green Belt
- whether the proposed development would have an acceptable impact upon highway safety
- whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposal would cause significant harm to Green Belt openness and would not fall within the exceptions in Framework paragraph 149, and this substantial harm could not be clearly outweighed by the minor benefits claimed.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GNE1Policy BE5paragraph 11.13 of the Calderdale Unitary Development Plan (2006)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149Paragraph 111
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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