Land and Building off (Formerly Part of Beaconsfield Farm), Paul Lane, Flockton Moor, Huddersfield, WF4 4BP

Planning appeal 3322018 at Land and Building off (Formerly Part of Beaconsfield Farm), Paul Lane, Flockton Moor, Huddersfield, WF4 4BP (Kirklees Metropolitan Council) was allowed on 21 December 2023 by Inspector Williams K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether disputed Condition No 6 is necessary and reasonable having regard to the effect of the development on the Green Belt, including openness and the other purposes of including land within it.

change of use of agricultural building and land to equestrian use incorporating 6 stables, indoor menage, tackroom and equestrian storage without complying with a conditions attached to planning permission Ref 2022/62/90954/E, dated 24 November 2022

Authority: Kirklees Metropolitan Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Other Major Developments
Inspector: Williams K
Postcode: WF4 4BP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether disputed Condition No 6 is necessary and reasonable having regard to the effect of the development on the Green Belt, including openness and the other purposes of including land within it

What decided it

Condition No 6 failed all six tests for planning conditions and was not necessary to make unacceptable development acceptable, as the approved equestrian use was already compliant with Green Belt policy.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: LP56LP60
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 55Paragraph 56Paragraph 154Paragraph 155Paragraph 157

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