Land rear of 15 & 17 Abbey Road, Shepley, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD8 8EP

outline application for erection of residential development and highways improvements comprising widening of lane at junction with Abbey Road

Authority: Kirklees Metropolitan Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Cross D

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, with due regard to openness
Would any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, 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 weight to be given to harm to the Green Belt from inappropriate development is not clearly outweighed by the limited benefits arising from the proposal, even given the Council's housing land supply position.

The substantial weight given to harm to the Green Belt from inappropriate development was not outweighed by the limited benefits from housing delivery, highway improvements, economic benefits and biodiversity gains, such that very special circumstances do not exist.

Framework references: 154, 11

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