Moto Hospitality Southbound, Bramley Lane, Bretton, Wakefield, WF4 4LQ

erection of a drive-thru restaurant unit with access, parking, landscaping and other associated works. Appeal B: APP/X4725/W/24/3357957 Moto Hospitality Southbound, Bramley Lane, Bretton, Wakefield, WF4 4LQ

Authority: Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Minor retail and services
Inspector: Skelly C

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the appeal site is grey belt land and if so, whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and relevant development plan policies
Whether the proposal would provide appropriate net gains in Biodiversity (Appeal A only)

What decided it

The appeal site meets the definition of grey belt land and all criteria in paragraph 155 of the Framework are satisfied, making the proposal not inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

Framework references: 110, 115, 143, 153, 155, 156, 157

Plan policies cited: LP62, LP69, LP51, LP53

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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