®Planning appeal decision
5 Clough Head, Harper Royd Lane, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 3QH
Planning appeal 3311800 at 5 Clough Head, Harper Royd Lane, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 3QH (Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 18 April 2023 by Inspector Wilkinson F, 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 on the openness of the Green Belt.
demolition of existing buildings to facilitate development of one dwelling
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wilkinson F
- Postcode
- HX6 3QH
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 on the openness of the Green Belt
- whether any 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 proposed dwelling would have a significantly greater impact on the openness of the Green Belt than the existing outbuildings due to its scale and massing, constituting inappropriate development that is inherently harmful, and the limited benefits of one dwelling do not clearly outweigh this harm to amount to very special circumstances.
the substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness was not clearly outweighed by the limited benefits of housing provision, employment during construction, and support for local services from one additional dwelling
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GB1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 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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