®Planning appeal decision
Barn off Rudd Clough, Rudd Lane, Cragg Vale, Hebden Bridge, HX7 5TD
Planning appeal 3325837 at Barn off Rudd Clough, Rudd Lane, Cragg Vale, Hebden Bridge, HX7 5TD (Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 15 March 2024 by Inspector Cowley R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.
change of use from existing agricultural building containing a small farm office, agricultural implement storage and cattle shed to a single detached residential dwelling
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cowley R
- Postcode
- HX7 5TD
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GB1Policy IM4Policy IM5Policy HS1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 84Paragraph 108Paragraph 109Paragraph 123Paragraph 154Paragraph 155
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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