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Notice varied and upheld9 March 20263371512

7 Matty Marsden Lane, Horbury, Wakefield, WF4 6EY

Planning appeal 3371512 at 7 Matty Marsden Lane, Horbury, Wakefield, WF4 6EY (Wakefield Metropolitan District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 9 March 2026 by Inspector Hartley D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the breach of planning control constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt including its effect on Green Belt openness and purposes.

without planning permission (i) the construction of a retaining wall; (ii) the carrying out of engineering operations resulting in a material change in levels of the rear garden, and (iii) the formation of an access road on the Land

Authority
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Householder developments
Inspector
Hartley D
Postcode
WF4 6EY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the breach of planning control constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt including its effect on Green Belt openness and purposes
  • The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area including whether it constitutes poor design
  • If the breach of planning control is inappropriate development in the Green Belt, 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 development

What decided it

The retaining wall and land level changes constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt that causes substantial harm to openness and fails to accord with Green Belt purposes, and this harm is not clearly outweighed by any other considerations amounting to very special circumstances.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
SP3SP23LP55LP56
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 154Paragraph 155Paragraph 12

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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