Woodside Doncaster Road, Conisbrough, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN12 3AR

Planning appeal 3361626 at Woodside Doncaster Road, Conisbrough, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN12 3AR (Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 22 August 2025 by Inspector Skelly C, 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 National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

demolition of existing garage to be replaced with a single storey side extension extended to the front line of the house, extension to be used as a Carpet Shop

Authority: Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: retail · Minor retail and services
Inspector: Skelly C
Postcode: DN12 3AR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposal 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 proposal on the vitality and viability of the existing network of town, district and local centres

What decided it

The proposal failed to satisfy the sequential test requirement in Policy 22 as the appellant had not demonstrated that suitable, accessible sequentially preferable locations in designated centres were unavailable or unviable.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy 1Policy 22
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 154

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