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Dismissed16 February 20266001727

31 Syke Lane, Lightcliffe, Brighouse, HX3 8SY

Planning appeal 6001727 at 31 Syke Lane, Lightcliffe, Brighouse, HX3 8SY (Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 16 February 2026 by Inspector Spataru A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework and the development plan policy, including the effect on openness.

change of use of land to garden (retrospective), installation of post and rail fence, engineering and regrading works and retention of building for the storage of equipment for the maintenance of the land

Authority
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Other minor developments
Inspector
Spataru A
Postcode
HX3 8SY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework and the development plan policy, including the effect on openness
  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including the Thornton/Queensbury Landscape Character Area
  • If the development would be inappropriate, whether the harm to the Green Belt by way 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 it

What decided it

The proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would harm openness and conflict with the purposes of Green Belt designation, and this harm is not clearly outweighed by other considerations to establish very special circumstances.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy GB1Policy HS1Policy BT1Policy BT2Policy GN4
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 149Paragraph 153Paragraph 154

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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