®Planning appeal decision
Stancliffe Farm House, Woodhead Rad, Wortley, South Yorkshire, S35 7DA
demolition of existing outbuildings and erection of 2no. single storey, flat sedum roofed, staggered ‘wing’ extensions linking the existing dwelling with an existing outbuilding and creating a central courtyard area
- Authority
- Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Fern L
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 any relevant development plan policies, and the effect of the proposed development on the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the host dwelling and the wider property
- the effect of the proposed development on ecology, with particular regard to bat roosting habitat
- whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations to amount 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, combined with harm to character and appearance and unresolved ecology concerns, with no very special circumstances demonstrated to justify the development.
Framework references: 11, 99, 153, 154
Plan policies cited: Policy GB1, Policy GB2, Policy BIO1
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