®Planning appeal decision
Land North of 14 Sykes Lane, Oakworth, Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD22 7JR
proposed single storey dwelling on previously developed land
- Authority
- City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Burnham T
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt including the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- 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 the development
What decided it
The proposal would cause substantial harm to the openness of the Green Belt in both spatial and visual terms, and this harm is not clearly outweighed by other considerations, so very special circumstances do not exist.
the substantial harm to the openness of the Green Belt was not outweighed by other considerations including self-build status, use of locally appropriate materials, and potential amenity benefits, resulting in dismissal
Framework references: 149, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy SC7 of the Bradford Core Strategy (2017), Policy GB1 of the Replacement Unitary Development Plan (2005), Policy GB2 of the Replacement Unitary Development Plan (2005)
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.