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Dismissed18 January 20243326224

Meadowlands Briestfield Road, Briestfield, Dewsbury, WF12 0PA

Planning appeal 3326224 at Meadowlands Briestfield Road, Briestfield, Dewsbury, WF12 0PA (Kirklees Metropolitan Council) was dismissed on 18 January 2024 by Inspector Parkin A, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the relevant development plan policies and the National Planning Policy Framework 19 December 2023.

Erection of equestrian building following demolition of stables

Authority
Kirklees Metropolitan Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
leisure-sport · Other minor developments
Inspector
Parkin A
Postcode
WF12 0PA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the appeal development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the relevant development plan policies and the National Planning Policy Framework 19 December 2023
  • The effect of land stability and mine gas on the appeal development
  • 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 appeal development

What decided it

The substantial harm to the Green Belt from inappropriateness, loss of openness and encroachment into the countryside was not clearly outweighed by the other considerations advanced, so very special circumstances did not exist.

The other considerations advanced did not clearly outweigh the substantial harm to the Green Belt, so very special circumstances did not exist and the appeal was dismissed

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy LP56Policy LP53
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 142Paragraph 154Paragraph 225Paragraph 143Paragraph 56Paragraph 55

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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