Planning appeal decision
1 Ravenscliffe Farm, Fagley Road, Lower Fagley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD2 3QN
Planning appeal 3309638 at 1 Ravenscliffe Farm, Fagley Road, Lower Fagley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD2 3QN (City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council) was dismissed on 7 March 2023 by Inspector Harrison F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
alterations to existing agricultural outbuildings
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Harrison F
- Postcode
- BD2 3QN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- the effect of the development on the setting of the listed building
What decided it
The development causes less than substantial harm to the setting of the Grade II listed building, and no public benefits have been demonstrated to outweigh this harm to the heritage asset.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EN3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149
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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