Ivy Farm, Farnley Moor, Farnley Tyas, HUDDERSFIELD, HD4 6UW

Without the benefit of planning permission, an engineering operation consisting of the laying of a hard-surface vehicular access track

Authority: Kirklees Metropolitan Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: agricultural · Other minor developments
Inspector: Merrett R

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework
the effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt
the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
the effect of the development on highway safety
the question of intentional unauthorised development

What decided it

The development does not harm the openness of the Green Belt or conflict with character and appearance policies, and provides highway safety improvements, justifying permission for the southern section of the track while the northern section lacks justification and must be removed.

Framework references: 137, 138, 147, 150

Plan policies cited: Policy LP24, Policy LP21

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