®Planning appeal decision
Causeway Garth Lane (Land Off), Thorpe Audlin, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 3HD
Planning appeal 3362280 at Causeway Garth Lane (Land Off), Thorpe Audlin, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 3HD (Wakefield Metropolitan District Council) was allowed on 26 September 2025 by Inspector Hughes L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (2024) and any relevant development plan policies.
for demolition of existing buildings and the erection of 1 self-build dwelling
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hughes L
- Postcode
- WF8 3HD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (2024) and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposed development on the openness of the Green Belt and the purposes of including land within it
- whether other considerations clearly outweigh the harm to the Green Belt and any other harm so as to amount to very special circumstances
What decided it
The enhancement to the settings of the two Grade II listed buildings, combined with the contribution to housing supply and the self-build status, cumulatively amount to very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the minor harm to Green Belt openness and inappropriateness.
The minor harm to Green Belt openness and inappropriateness, to which substantial weight was attached, was clearly outweighed by the great weight given to the enhancement of the listed buildings' settings, the minor weight given to housing supply contribution and economic/social benefits, and the very limited weight given to the self-build and fallback benefits, together amounting to very special circumstances.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- SP3(f)SP5(f)LP1LP63LP64SP23(3)LP60
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 142Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 155Paragraph 143Paragraph 73Paragraph 73Paragraph 73Paragraph 73Paragraph 212Paragraph 210Paragraph 110Paragraph 57
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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