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Allowed3 June 20253357259

Land on Northwest Side of Barnsley Road, Barnsley Road, Barnsley, S72 9LJ

Planning appeal 3357259 at Land on Northwest Side of Barnsley Road, Barnsley Road, Barnsley, S72 9LJ (Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 3 June 2025 by Inspector Hockenhull H, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.

the change of use of land to a mixed use of stationing of caravans for residential purposes and keeping of horses

Authority
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
caravan-gypsy · Change of use
Inspector
Hockenhull H
Postcode
S72 9LJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • whether the proposal forms inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and other relevant development plan policies

What decided it

The proposal satisfied all the criteria in paragraph 155 of the Framework (grey belt land, unmet need, sustainable location), meaning it was not inappropriate development in the Green Belt and complied with the development plan.

Having found no harm to character and appearance and that the development was not inappropriate in the Green Belt, the Inspector concluded there was no need to weigh very special circumstances, and the proposal accorded with the development plan with no countervailing material considerations.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy GT1Policy GB1Policy GB3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 153Paragraph 155Paragraph 156Paragraph 157Paragraph 143Paragraph 154
Judgments
Lisa Smith v SSLUHC & Ors [2022] EWCA Civ 1391

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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