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Dismissed11 August 20233318942

Moorfield Lodge, Wainstalls, Halifax, HX2 7UQ

Planning appeal 3318942 at Moorfield Lodge, Wainstalls, Halifax, HX2 7UQ (Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 11 August 2023 by Inspector Clowes M, 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.

side and rear extension, addition of second storey to existing bungalow including raising roof

Authority
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Clowes M
Postcode
HX2 7UQ

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
  • The effect on the openness of the Green Belt
  • The effect on a non-designated heritage asset (NDHA)
  • The effect on the character and appearance of the area
  • Whether the 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 substantial weight given to Green Belt harm combined with the loss of openness, harm to the non-designated heritage asset, and harm to character and appearance, with no other considerations to outweigh these harms, meant very special circumstances did not exist to justify the proposal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy GB1Policy BT1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 137Paragraph 148Paragraph 149Paragraph 203

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