Land adjacent 2 Dam Head, Holmbridge, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, HD9 2PB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• the effect on the character and appearance of the area
• whether the development would preserve or enhance the setting of Hinchliffe Mill Conservation Area and the setting of listed buildings
• whether the proposal would amount to inappropriate development within the Green Belt
• whether there would be any other harm to the Green Belt
• if inappropriate development, whether the 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 necessary to justify the development

What decided it

The harm to the setting of Hinchliffe Mill Conservation Area and the character and appearance of the area, combined with the inappropriateness of the development in the Green Belt, would not be clearly outweighed by the public benefits of a single dwelling.

the public benefits of housing supply, biodiversity enhancements, and a passing place would not clearly outweigh the harm from inappropriateness, reduction in openness, harm to character and appearance, and harm to the setting of the conservation area