®Planning appeal decision
Oak Farm Tofts Lane, Stannington, Sheffield, S6 5SL
Planning appeal 3355419 at Oak Farm Tofts Lane, Stannington, Sheffield, S6 5SL (Sheffield City Council) was dismissed on 16 April 2025 by Inspector Smith J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework, including any relevant effects on the openness of the Green Belt and with regard to any development plan policies.
demolition of existing building (used in association with the lawful use of the wider site (Use Class C2)) and erection of an annexe (for use in association with the lawful use of the wider site (Use Class C2)) with landscaping and additional parking
- Authority
- Sheffield City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Smith J
- Postcode
- S6 5SL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework, including any relevant effects on the openness of the Green Belt and with regard to any development plan policies
- the effect of the development on an Area of High Landscape Value
- if inappropriate, whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The absence of convincing evidence that the existing agricultural shed is in the same use as proposed, combined with the substantial harm to the openness of the Green Belt caused by the siting and size of the building away from the farm complex, means very special circumstances do not exist to justify the inappropriate development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GE1Policy GE2Policy GE4Policy GE5Policy GE8Policy BE15
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 143Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 155
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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