®Planning appeal decision
Land adjacent to Dunkirk Inn, 231 Barnsley Road, Lower Denby, Huddersfield , HD8 8TX
without the benefit of planning permission, the material change of use to a car park, the erection of a metal barrier and the laying of a crushed stone surface to facilitate the use
- Authority
- Kirklees Metropolitan Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Rafferty C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the development on openness
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether any 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 development would cause substantial harm to Green Belt openness and purposes, and significant harm to character and appearance, which is not clearly outweighed by the benefits advanced, meaning the very special circumstances necessary to justify inappropriate Green Belt development do not exist.
Framework references: 154
Plan policies cited: Policy LP24
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