®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent St Johns Church, Church Road, Adwick Upon Dearne, South Yorkshire, S64 0NE
Planning appeal 3370331 at Land Adjacent St Johns Church, Church Road, Adwick Upon Dearne, South Yorkshire, S64 0NE (Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 20 November 2025 by Inspector Walker R, 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.
erection of 2no. detached 2 storey dwellings with associated parking and landscaping
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Walker R
- Postcode
- S64 0NE
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
- Whether the proposal would preserve a grade II* listed building, known as Church of St John, or its setting and any features of special architectural or historic interest which it possesses
- The effects of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- The effects of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of No 5 The Hedgerows with particular reference to outlook and shadowing effects
- The effects of the proposed development on protected species and biodiversity
- The effects of the proposed development on trees
- If it is inappropriate development, whether the 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 harm to the significance of the grade II* listed Church of St John through loss of its open, semi-rural setting could not be outweighed by the public benefits of the proposal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 1Policy 36Policy 41Policy 42Policy 44Policy 29Policy 30Policy 32
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 212Paragraph 213Paragraph 214Paragraph 215Paragraph 135Paragraph 136Paragraph 187
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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