®Planning appeal decision
Land Opposite Holme Head Wheel Dam, Rivelin Valley Road, Sheffield, S6 5SF
Planning appeal 3338476 at Land Opposite Holme Head Wheel Dam, Rivelin Valley Road, Sheffield, S6 5SF (Sheffield City Council) was dismissed on 4 June 2024 by Inspector Walker R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
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- Authority
- Sheffield City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Walker R
- Postcode
- S6 5SF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal is 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 character and appearance of the surrounding area
- The effect of the proposal on biodiversity
- If it is 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 necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness, combined with harm to character and appearance and potential biodiversity harm, was not clearly outweighed by the other considerations advanced, and therefore very special circumstances do not exist to justify the development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GE1Policy GE3Policy GE8Policy GE13Policy CS74
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 154Paragraph 142Paragraph 143Paragraph 135Paragraph 180
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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