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Dismissed2 July 20253358237

4 The Lodge, Beaconsfield Farm Paul Lane, Flockton Moor, Wakefield, WF4 4BP

Planning appeal 3358237 at 4 The Lodge, Beaconsfield Farm Paul Lane, Flockton Moor, Wakefield, WF4 4BP (Kirklees Metropolitan Council) was dismissed on 2 July 2025 by Inspector Skelly C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the development plan and the National Planning Policy Framework.

a single storey side extension and change of use of land

Authority
Kirklees Metropolitan Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Skelly C
Postcode
WF4 4BP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the development plan and the National Planning Policy Framework
  • the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the host property and surrounding area
  • the effect of the proposal on the economic function of the neighbouring business
  • whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations amounting to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt causing substantial harm to openness, character and appearance, and the economic function of a neighbouring business, with benefits that do not amount to very special circumstances.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy LP57Policy LP58Policy LP24Policy LP10
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 142Paragraph 153Paragraph 154

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