®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed29 April 20253354628
Butterworth End Farm, Butterworth End Lane, Norland, SOWERBY BRIDGE, Calderdale, HX6 3SD
Conversion of barn to dwelling (amended scheme to 23/00601/FUL)
- Authority
- Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Duff N
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- The effect on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area including the setting of nearby Grade II Listed Buildings
- Whether adequate arrangements would be made for the drainage of foul and surface water from the site
- If the proposal is inappropriate development whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the setting of the Grade II Listed Buildings, combined with the failure to demonstrate adequate foul and surface water drainage arrangements, outweighed the limited public benefits of the proposal.
Framework references: 154, 143, 212, 215
Plan policies cited: Policy GB1, Policy HE1, Policy CC3
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.