®Planning appeal decision
Woodman Inn , Halifax Road, Todmorden, HX7 6PH
the demolition of the former Woodman Inn and the construction of five dwellings
- Authority
- Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cryan M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development within the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies, and its effects on the openness of the Green Belt
- 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 proposed development would cause a harmful loss of spatial and visual openness of the Green Belt and would be inappropriate development, and the benefits of the scheme do not clearly outweigh this substantial harm.
The substantial harm to Green Belt openness and inappropriateness of the development was not clearly outweighed by the moderate benefits of reusing a derelict building and the modest housing and economic benefits, so the appeal was dismissed.
Framework references: 142, 145, 152, 153, 154
Plan policies cited: Policy GB1 of the 2023 Calderdale Local Plan
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.