Planning appeal decision
Hawthorn House, 23B Low Moor Lane, Woolley, Wakefield, West Yorkshire , WF4 2LJ
Planning appeal 3351493 at Hawthorn House, 23B Low Moor Lane, Woolley, Wakefield, West Yorkshire , WF4 2LJ (Wakefield Metropolitan District Council) was allowed on 13 February 2025 by Inspector Kempton N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the development plan and the Framework.
erection of stable building
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Kempton N
- Postcode
- WF4 2LJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether or not the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the development plan and the Framework
- the effect of the stables and their use on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with particular regard to outlook, odours, noise and disturbance
What decided it
The stable building satisfies the exception under paragraph 154(g) of the revised Framework as redevelopment of previously developed land that does not cause substantial harm to the openness of the Green Belt.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP62Policy 56Policy 67
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 155Paragraph 57
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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