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Dismissed13 September 20243346953

Land Adjacent to Golf Driving Range, Keighley Rd , Silsden, BD20 0EH

Planning appeal 3346953 at Land Adjacent to Golf Driving Range, Keighley Rd , Silsden, BD20 0EH (City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council) was dismissed on 13 September 2024 by Inspector Burnham T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the green belt having regard to the NPPF and any relevant development plan policies.

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy GB1Policy ENV4Policy DS2Policy EC5Policy DS4Policy EN2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 154Paragraph 155

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