®Planning appeal decision
Paddock adjacent to No.58 George Lane, Notton , Wakefield, WF4 2NJ
the erection of 10 new build residential units, with all matters reserved apart from access
- Authority
- Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Wilkinson F
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt and the purposes of including land within it
- 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 constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt causing substantial harm to openness and Green Belt purposes, which would not be clearly outweighed by the housing and affordable housing benefits to amount to very special circumstances.
The substantial adverse weight attributed to inappropriateness in the Green Belt and conflict with Green Belt purposes was not clearly outweighed by the benefits of housing supply and affordable housing provision.
Framework references: 147, 149, 9
Plan policies cited: Policy CS1, Policy CS3, Policy D1, Policy CS10
Judgments cited: Braintree DC v SSCLG, Greyread Ltd & Granville Developments Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 610; Julian Wood v SSCLG, Gravesham Borough Council [2015] EWCA Civ 195
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.