®Planning appeal decision
Brook House Stables, Lane Head Lane, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX2 8XN
Planning appeal 3328236 at Brook House Stables, Lane Head Lane, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX2 8XN (Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 4 April 2024 by Inspector Chukwujekwu I, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework and development plan policy.
addition of new first floor to existing bungalow, erection of new detached garage, and installation of new vehicular and pedestrian access gates
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Chukwujekwu I
- Postcode
- HX2 8XN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework and development plan policy
- The effect of the development on openness of the Green Belt
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- If the development is inappropriate, is the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, clearly outweighed by other considerations, and if so does this amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the development
What decided it
The cumulative 241 percent increase in volume from the proposed extension and garage, combined with the existing 75 percent extension, constitutes a disproportionate addition that cannot be justified by very special circumstances in the Green Belt.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GB1 of the Replacement Calderdale Unitary Development Plan (2006) (as amended 3 August 2009)Policy BT1 of the Replacement Calderdale Unitary Development Plan (2006) (as amended 3 August 2009)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 142Paragraph 152Paragraph 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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