®Planning appeal decision
Former Travellers Rest car park and beer garden, Steep Lane, Sowerby, West Yorkshire, HX6 1PE
erection of a two-storey dwelling consisting of two main building wings joined by a glazed link; a detached outbuilding comprising of double garage, garden and bike storage areas, store, and plant room; and associated hard and soft landscaping including retention and extension of pond, drive way, boundary treatments and enhancement of existing dry stone walls through repair and reinstatement
- Authority
- Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cragg D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposal on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for the proposed development when having regard to access to services and facilities
- 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 required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The substantial and permanent harm to Green Belt openness and purposes, combined with moderate harm to character and appearance and location accessibility, is not clearly outweighed by the design quality, net zero benefits and biodiversity gains, so very special circumstances do not exist.
Framework references: 11, 84, 109, 149
Plan policies cited: Policy GB1, Policy BT1, Policy IM5
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.