®Planning appeal decision
Land at Potter Brow Road Baildon, Shipley, BD17 6BG
Planning appeal 3354367 at Land at Potter Brow Road Baildon, Shipley, BD17 6BG (City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council) was dismissed on 5 September 2025 by Inspector Hartley D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded with particular regard to whether on the date of the LDC application the proposed use of the land for a mother and baby woodland play group would have been lawful if instigated or begun on that date.
the use of land for a mother and baby woodland play group
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Hartley D
- Postcode
- BD17 6BG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded with particular regard to whether on the date of the LDC application the proposed use of the land for a mother and baby woodland play group would have been lawful if instigated or begun on that date
What decided it
The proposal would result in a material change of use of the land from its current private residential/agricultural use to a use involving public access and intense activity on one or two half days per week, which would significantly alter the tranquil and peaceful character of the site and therefore requires planning permission.
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