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Planning permission granted10 March 20253305546

Land on the West Side of Sandybridge Lane, Shafton, Barnsley, S72 8PL

Planning appeal 3305546 at Land on the West Side of Sandybridge Lane, Shafton, Barnsley, S72 8PL (Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 10 March 2025 by Inspector Madge M, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the locality.

Without planning permission, the material change of use of the Land for: i. The siting of caravans for human habitation with associated infrastructure (as marked in Appendix 1). ii. Importation of a skip and a shipping container (as marked in Appendix 1) iii. The storage of vehicles (as marked in Appendix 1) as well as other miscellaneous items and general detritus iv. The erection of outbuildings (as marked in Appendix 1) v. The erection of gates, walls, and fences (as marked in Appendix 1)

Authority
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Hearing
Development
caravan-gypsy · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
Inspector
Madge M
Postcode
S72 8PL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the locality
  • The effect of the development on highway safety
  • The effect of the development on neighbouring occupiers' living conditions
  • The effect of the development in terms of flood risk
  • Whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and development plan policy
  • If the development is inappropriate, its effect on openness
  • 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 inappropriate development in the Green Belt

What decided it

The development satisfied paragraph 155 of the Framework (grey belt land, demonstrable unmet need, sustainable location) and was therefore not inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

The development is not inappropriate development in the Green Belt, there is a demonstrable need for it, and any limited harm can be mitigated by conditions, so the development accords with the development plan taken as a whole.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy GD1Policy D1Policy T4Policy Poll1Policy GB3Policy GT1Policy GT2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 143Paragraph 155Paragraph 110Paragraph 115Paragraph 156Paragraph 157
Judgments
Miller-Mead v MHLG [1963] 2 WLR 225; Lisa Smith judgement

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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