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Dismissed10 May 20243332884

Land off Fishbeck Lane, Silsden, West Yorkshire, BD20 0NR

Planning appeal 3332884 at Land off Fishbeck Lane, Silsden, West Yorkshire, BD20 0NR (City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council) was dismissed on 10 May 2024 by Inspector Bust R, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the landscape character and visual effects including the implications for tourism and recreation.

the re-opening of Horn Crag Quarry for the purposes of releasing a proven, locally distinctive building stone resource

Authority
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Appeal type
other · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
minerals-waste · Mineral working
Inspector
Bust R

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the landscape character and visual effects including the implications for tourism and recreation
  • The effect of the proposal on biodiversity including protected species
  • The effect of the proposal on the groundwater and private water supply

What decided it

The significant and largely permanent harm to the character and visual amenity of a valued landscape outweighed the benefits of mineral supply and economic need.

the significant weight given to the supply of building stone and associated economic benefits was not sufficient to outweigh the substantial harm to landscape character and visual effects of a valued landscape, and the balance therefore tipped against the proposal

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SC7Saved Policy GB1Policy EN4Policy EN9(B)Policy EN9(3)Policy EN9(B3)Policy EN9(B4)Policy SWES5Policy DS2Policy EC4(F)Policy EN1Policy DS5Policy SWES6Policy EN2Policy EN9Policy EN10Policy EN10(B)Policy EN8(D)
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 155Paragraph 180Paragraph 104Paragraph 115Paragraph 55Paragraph 217
Judgments
Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWHC 2823 (Admin); Bernard Wheatcroft Ltd v SSE JPL 1982 P37

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