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Dismissed10 July 20233308862

Land off Clayton Lane, Thurnscoe, Barnsley, S63 0RU

Planning appeal 3308862 at Land off Clayton Lane, Thurnscoe, Barnsley, S63 0RU (Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 10 July 2023 by Inspector Hartley D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt including its effect on openness and the purposes of Green Belt.

a retrospective application for siting of caravans for residential purposes

Authority
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
caravan-gypsy · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
Inspector
Hartley D
Postcode
S63 0RU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt including its effect on openness and the purposes of Green Belt
  • whether the site is sustainably located
  • the effect of the development on biodiversity
  • whether there would be adequate foul drainage
  • the provision and need for Gypsy and Traveller sites
  • the personal circumstances of the family
  • whether any 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 the development

What decided it

The harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness, combined with the site's unsustainable location, inadequate drainage information, and unresolved biodiversity concerns, is not clearly outweighed by the family's personal circumstances and need for Gypsy and Traveller provision, failing to establish the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy GB1Policy GT1Policy GT2Policy BIO1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 16Paragraph 105Paragraph 110Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 174

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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