®Planning appeal decision
Russells Yard, Wakefield Road, Drighlington, Bradford, BD11 1EA
re siting of existing wood yard and change of use of new part of land to a forestry wood cutting yard including new fencing with gates around the yard
- Authority
- Leeds City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Change of use
- Inspector
- Williams K
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the development plan and the Framework including the effect upon the openness and purposes of the Green Belt
- The effect on the character and appearance of the area
- If the proposal is found to be inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the development
What decided it
The substantial harm to Green Belt openness and conflict with Green Belt purposes was not clearly outweighed by the limited economic benefits and unsubstantiated claims of necessity, such that very special circumstances did not exist to justify inappropriate development.
Framework references: 143, 148, 153, 154, 155
Plan policies cited: Policy N33, Policy GP5, Policy LD1, Policy N9, Policy N24, Policy N25, Policy G1, Policy G2, Policy G8, Policy P10, Policy P12
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.