®Planning appeal decision
Land At Back Lane, Woolley, Wakefield, WF4 2JT
Planning appeal 6004277 at Land At Back Lane, Woolley, Wakefield, WF4 2JT (Wakefield Metropolitan District Council) was dismissed on 10 August 2026 by Inspector Paul Martinson, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies, including the effect upon the openness of the Green Belt.
Extension of existing stable block to form 2no stables and construction of equestrian storage building
- Appeal type
- major · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- agricultural
- Inspector
- Paul Martinson
- Postcode
- WF4 2JT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies, including the effect upon the openness of the Green Belt
- 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 required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposal would fail to preserve the openness of the Green Belt and therefore does not qualify as appropriate development under NPPF paragraph 154(b), constituting inappropriate development for which very special circumstances do not exist.
Substantial weight given to Green Belt harm; the harm to openness was not clearly outweighed by other considerations, therefore very special circumstances do not exist to justify the proposal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP3 of the Wakefield District Local Plan (2024)
- 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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