31 Syke Lane, Halifax, HX3 8SY

Planning appeal 3322471 at 31 Syke Lane, Halifax, HX3 8SY (Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 18 December 2023 by Inspector Brook S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether each appeal scheme would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to any relevant development plan policies and the Framework including, where appropriate, the effect on openness.

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Authority: Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Other minor developments
Inspector: Brook S
Postcode: HX3 8SY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether each appeal scheme would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to any relevant development plan policies and the Framework including, where appropriate, the effect on openness
The effect of each development upon the character and appearance of the area
Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, or any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposals

What decided it

Both developments constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt causing substantial harm to openness and, in Appeal B's case, conflicting with the purpose of safeguarding countryside from encroachment, with no very special circumstances demonstrated to justify the proposals.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy GB1Policy BT1Policy BT2
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 138Paragraph 143Paragraph 148Paragraph 149Paragraph 150Paragraph 130Paragraph 174

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