®Planning appeal decision
Yews Green Farm, Yew Green, Cockin Lane, Bradford, BD14 6PX
- Authority
- City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cullen F
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect of the development on the landscape character of the area
- Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, are clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the development
What decided it
The development constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt which is harmful by definition, causes substantial harm to openness and landscape character, and the modest benefits do not clearly outweigh these harms to establish very special circumstances.
The substantial weight given to Green Belt harm and other harms was not clearly outweighed by the modest housing supply and economic benefits, and the Green Belt designation provided a clear reason for refusal under the tilted balance.
Framework references: 11, 142, 152, 153, 154, 155
Plan policies cited: Policy GB1 of the Replacement Unitary Development Plan (2005), Policy EN4 of the Bradford Core Strategy Development Plan Document, adopted 2017, Policy DS1 of the Bradford Core Strategy Development Plan Document, adopted 2017, Policy DS2 of the Bradford Core Strategy Development Plan Document, adopted 2017
Judgments cited: Gravesham BC v SSE & O'Brien [1983] JPL 306
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.