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Dismissed7 December 20233317415

Land off Mortimer Road, Midhopestones, Sheffield, South Yorks, S36 4GW

Planning appeal 3317415 at Land off Mortimer Road, Midhopestones, Sheffield, South Yorks, S36 4GW (Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 7 December 2023 by Inspector Brook S, 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 any relevant development plan policies and the National Planning Policy Framework including, where appropriate, its effect on openness.

A development on currently waste land to include a community facility and café which would provide toilet and riding facilities

Authority
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Minor retail and services
Inspector
Brook S
Postcode
S36 4GW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to any relevant development plan policies and the National Planning Policy Framework including, where appropriate, its effect on openness
  • The effect of the proposed development upon biodiversity
  • The effect of the proposed development upon highway safety
  • If the development is inappropriate, 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 proposal would cause unacceptable harm to highway safety through insufficient parking provision combined with substantial harm to Green Belt openness and purposes, with the identified benefits insufficient to constitute very special circumstances.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy GB1Policy BIO1Policy T3Policy T4Policy E5Policy E6
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 149Paragraph 150Paragraph 111Paragraph 84Paragraph 85Paragraph 148

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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