Planning appeal decision
Leger Lakes Stables, East Field Lane, Laughton, Rotherham, S25 1ZY
Planning appeal 3305945 at Leger Lakes Stables, East Field Lane, Laughton, Rotherham, S25 1ZY (Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 23 February 2023 by Inspector Williams K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the development plan and the National Planning Policy Framework 2021 including the effect upon the openness and purposes of the Green Belt.
the use of land as a car park
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Minor retail and services
- Inspector
- Williams K
- Postcode
- S25 1ZY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the development plan and the National Planning Policy Framework 2021 including the effect upon the openness and purposes of the Green Belt
- if the proposal is inappropriate development, whether the 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 it
What decided it
The harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and loss of openness and countryside character is not clearly outweighed by the modest and unsubstantiated economic and operational benefits claimed by the appellant.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS4Policy SP2Policy CS11
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 138Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 150Paragraph 81Paragraph 84Paragraph 85
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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