®Planning appeal decision
Barn off Rudd Clough, Rudd Lane, Cragg Vale, Hebden Bridge, HX7 5TD
change of use from existing agricultural building containing a small farm office, agricultural implement storage and cattle shed to a single detached residential dwelling
- Authority
- Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cowley R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies including, where appropriate, its effect on openness
- Whether the proposed development would provide a suitable location for housing with respect to the accessibility of local facilities and public transport
- If the development is inappropriate, whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The substantial harm to Green Belt openness through disproportionate extension and loss of countryside character, combined with unsustainable location requiring undue reliance on private car travel, cannot be justified by the modest economic and environmental benefits offered.
Framework references: 84, 108, 109, 123, 154, 155
Plan policies cited: Policy GB1, Policy IM4, Policy IM5, Policy HS1
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.