®Planning appeal decision
The Smithy, Whitley Farm Drive, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF4 4LN
Planning appeal 6003228 at The Smithy, Whitley Farm Drive, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF4 4LN (Wakefield Metropolitan District Council) was allowed on 22 May 2026 by Inspector Morrison A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
resubmission of approved application ref: 25/00590/FUL (Single storey extension to front. 1.5 storey extension and two-storey infill extension to rear. Replacement fenestrations and changes to openings front and rear and rooflight to front) to increase the size of the front extension and include a flue to the rear
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Morrison A
- Postcode
- WF4 4LN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
What decided it
The proposed extension, judged on its individual merits, would not amount to disproportionate additions over and above the size of the original building and therefore constitutes a permitted exception to inappropriate development in the Green Belt under Framework paragraph 154(c) and Policy LP62.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP62Policy SP22
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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