Old May Farm, Foxhall Lane , Sheffield, S10 4QA

Planning appeal 3363312 at Old May Farm, Foxhall Lane , Sheffield, S10 4QA (Sheffield City Council) was dismissed on 22 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 having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies.

change of use of portion of agricultural land to camping use to accommodate a Shepherd’s Hut. The change of use does not include the access track which will remain as agricultural use

Authority: Sheffield City Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector: Skelly C
Postcode: S10 4QA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies
The effect of the proposal on an Area of High Landscape Value
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 fails to preserve the openness of the Green Belt and causes harm to the Area of High Landscape Value, and the economic benefits of farm diversification do not clearly outweigh these harms such that very special circumstances are not established.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy GE1Policy GE3Policy GE8Policy BE5Policy GE4Policy CS74
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 88

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