Planning appeal decision
Land to Rear of Fox and Hounds, Marsh Lane, Sheffield, S21 5RH
Planning appeal 3348950 at Land to Rear of Fox and Hounds, Marsh Lane, Sheffield, S21 5RH (North East Derbyshire District Council) was allowed on 7 January 2025 by Inspector Bennett T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether condition 3 is reasonable and necessary in the interests of the character and appearance of the countryside and preserving the openness of the Green Belt.
Regularise stables, new manege and access track (revised scheme of 22/00948/FL)
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Bennett T
- Postcode
- S21 5RH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether condition 3 is reasonable and necessary in the interests of the character and appearance of the countryside and preserving the openness of the Green Belt
- whether condition 7 is reasonable and necessary in the interests of biodiversity
What decided it
The locational context of the site, its modest scale, and lack of compelling evidence of multiple vehicles or excessive storage being stored or likely to be stored meant condition 3 was not reasonable or necessary to protect Green Belt openness or countryside character.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SS10Policy SS9Policy SDC3Policy SDC4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 13Paragraph 15
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.
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