Land off Windmill Road, Bramham, Wetherby, LS23 6LF

Planning appeal 3310122 at Land off Windmill Road, Bramham, Wetherby, LS23 6LF (Leeds City Council) was allowed on 13 February 2023 by Inspector Moulton E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

a ‘proposed general purpose agricultural and forestry building upon land at Windmill Road Bramham West Yorkshire

Authority: Leeds City Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: agricultural · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector: Moulton E

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
Whether the 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 the proposal

What decided it

The building qualifies as a forestry building under NPPF paragraph 149(a) exception to inappropriate development in the Green Belt, as the appellants operate an established forestry business and the building would be used for forestry purposes including storage of equipment and timber seasoning, regardless of the geographic location of the building relative to woodland.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy N33
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 149

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