Planning appeal decision
Ivy Farm, Farnley Moor, Farnley Tyas, Huddersfield, HD4 6UW
Planning appeal 3313108 at Ivy Farm, Farnley Moor, Farnley Tyas, Huddersfield, HD4 6UW (Kirklees Metropolitan Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 1 September 2023 by Inspector Merrett R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework.
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
- Postcode
- HD4 6UW
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP24Policy LP21
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 137Paragraph 138Paragraph 147Paragraph 150
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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