®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed4 December 20233321209
Ellis Bottom Farm Mill Fold Way, Ripponden, SOWERBY BRIDGE, HX6 4HS
- Authority
- Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Hunter A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposals are inappropriate development for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework and development plan policy
- The effect on the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposals on the character and appearance of the area
- Flood risk
- If the development is inappropriate, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The substantial weight given to harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and loss of openness was not outweighed by the limited material considerations advanced, particularly the minimal renewable energy benefits from the small solar array.
Framework references: 137, 138, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 130, 174, 167
Plan policies cited: Policy GB1, Policy CC2, Policy BT1, Policy GN4
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.