Hazlehead Hall Farm, Lee Lane, Millhouse Green, Sheffield, S36 9NN

Planning appeal 3311283 at Hazlehead Hall Farm, Lee Lane, Millhouse Green, Sheffield, S36 9NN (Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 5 May 2023 by Inspector Martinson P, 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, including the effect upon the openness of the Green Belt.

change of use agricultural storage to caravan storage

Authority: Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: caravan-gypsy · Change of use
Inspector: Martinson P
Postcode: S36 9NN

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, including the effect upon the openness of the Green Belt
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 proposal would cause a significant reduction in spatial and visual openness of the Green Belt, and the harm arising from this inappropriate development was not clearly outweighed by the moderate benefits of farm income diversification and unsubstantiated biodiversity claims.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy GB1
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 150

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