®Planning appeal decision
Pike Farm Pike End Road, Rishworth, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 4QS
Planning appeal 3326792 at Pike Farm Pike End Road, Rishworth, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 4QS (Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 19 December 2023 by Inspector Wilson L, 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 National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
Extension to existing two-storey dwelling comprising part single-storey, part two-storey rear extension with demolition of two single storey outbuildings
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Wilson L
- Postcode
- HX6 4QS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the host dwelling and surrounding area
- 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 proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt which causes substantial harm to openness and character, and the other considerations do not clearly outweigh this harm to amount to very special circumstances.
The substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and other harm to openness and character was not clearly outweighed by other considerations, which were given limited weight.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GB1Policy BT1Policy GN4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149Paragraph 137Paragraph 148Paragraph 12Paragraph 13
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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