®Planning appeal decision
Springfield Cottage, 66 Tong Lane, Tong, Bradford , BD4 0RX
Planning appeal 3329761 at Springfield Cottage, 66 Tong Lane, Tong, Bradford , BD4 0RX (City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council) was dismissed on 19 December 2023 by Inspector Hughes L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (2023) and any relevant development plan policies.
outline permission for the construction of a detached bungalow on existing residential garden, with all matters reserved
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hughes L
- Postcode
- BD4 0RX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (2023) and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposed development on the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposed development on biodiversity
- 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 necessary to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt causing significant harm to openness, and the modest benefits of a single dwelling do not clearly outweigh this substantial harm such that very special circumstances are established.
the substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and significant harm to openness was not clearly outweighed by the minor benefits of housing supply contribution, self-build status, and modest social and economic benefits
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GB1 of the Bradford Replacement Unitary Development Plan (RUDP) (2005)Policy SC7 of the Bradford Core Strategy Development Plan Document (CS) (2017)Policy EN2 of the CS
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 69Paragraph 119Paragraph 120Paragraph 137Paragraph 138Paragraph 147Paragraph 149
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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