®Planning appeal decision
Land off Fishbeck Lane, Silsden, West Yorkshire, BD20 0NR
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
Framework references: 155, 180, 104, 115, 55, 217
Plan policies cited: Policy SC7, Saved Policy GB1, Policy EN4, Policy EN9(B), Policy EN9(3), Policy EN9(B3), Policy EN9(B4), Policy SWES5, Policy DS2, Policy EC4(F), Policy EN1, Policy DS5, Policy SWES6, Policy EN2, Policy EN9, Policy EN10, Policy EN10(B), Policy EN8(D)
Judgments cited: Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWHC 2823 (Admin); Bernard Wheatcroft Ltd v SSE JPL 1982 P37
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.