®Planning appeal decision
7 Chapel Lane, Esholt, Shipley, BD17 7RD
Planning appeal 3371820 at 7 Chapel Lane, Esholt, Shipley, BD17 7RD (City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council) was dismissed on 21 November 2025 by Inspector Cowley R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework including, where appropriate, its effect on openness.
Raised platform, timber pergola, timber fencing replacing stone wall, timber decking and bird hide; alterations to existing elements and approval for remaining elements on site; removal of timber fencing parallel to Chapel Lane and rebuilding of pre-existing stone wall
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Cowley R
- Postcode
- BD17 7RD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework including, where appropriate, its effect on openness
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, including the Esholt Conservation Area and the setting of the Grade II listed building known as Holme House
- If the development is inappropriate, whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The substantial harm to Green Belt openness and the less than substantial but material harm to the character and appearance of the Conservation Area and listed building setting, taken together, are not clearly outweighed by the modest public benefits, meaning very special circumstances do not exist to justify the inappropriate development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EN3 of the Local Plan for the Bradford District Core Strategy Development Plan Document (DPD) Adopted July 2017
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 143Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 212Paragraph 215
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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