®Planning appeal decision
Belmont Mill Hill Junior School, The Ridgeway, London, NW7 4ED
Planning appeal 3304570 at Belmont Mill Hill Junior School, The Ridgeway, London, NW7 4ED (London Borough of Barnet) was dismissed on 10 February 2023 by Inspector Wilson L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
construction of a new artificial grass hockey pitch with associated fencing, floodlighting, service/access road/footpath and drainage
- Authority
- London Borough of Barnet
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Wilson L
- Postcode
- NW7 4ED
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not 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 openness of the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including whether it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Mill Hill Conservation Area
- The effect of the proposal on biodiversity
- The effect of the proposal on the school's playing fields provision
- Whether or not the proposal would ensure the safety of future users
- Whether any 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 constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would cause spatial and visual harm to openness, and would cause harm to biodiversity through failure to follow the mitigation hierarchy, and these harms were not clearly outweighed by the limited benefits advanced.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS NPPFPolicy CS1Policy CS5Policy CS7Policy DM01Policy DM06Policy DM15Policy DM16Policy G2Policy G4Policy G6Policy S1Policy S3Policy S5Policy D3Policy HC1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 95Paragraph 99Paragraph 148Paragraph 149Paragraph 150Paragraph 180
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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