®Planning appeal decision
Woodman Inn , Halifax Road, Todmorden, HX7 6PH
Planning appeal 3325788 at Woodman Inn , Halifax Road, Todmorden, HX7 6PH (Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 19 February 2024 by Inspector Cryan M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.
the demolition of the former Woodman Inn and the construction of five dwellings
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cryan M
- Postcode
- HX7 6PH
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GB1 of the 2023 Calderdale Local Plan
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 142Paragraph 145Paragraph 152Paragraph 153Paragraph 154
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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