®Planning appeal decision
Land adjacent to Golf Driving Range, Keighley Rd , Silsden, BD20 0EH
construction of farm shop and first floor café with associated car parking
- Authority
- City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- retail · Minor retail and services
- Inspector
- Burnham T
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the green belt having regard to the NPPF and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the proposal on the openness of the green belt
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- The suitability of a farm shop and café within this location having regard to development plan policy and other considerations
- The effect of the proposal on highway safety
- If the development were considered inappropriate development whether any 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 proposal is inappropriate development in the green belt that would cause substantial harm to openness and character, and would conflict with retail policy by locating a main town centre use away from the local centre, and these harms are not clearly outweighed by other considerations to constitute very special circumstances.
Framework references: 154, 155
Plan policies cited: Policy GB1, Policy ENV4, Policy DS2, Policy EC5, Policy DS4, Policy EN2
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