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Dismissed30 June 20266005423

Land off Lee Moor Lane, Stanley, Wakefield, WF3 4EU

Planning appeal 6005423 at Land off Lee Moor Lane, Stanley, Wakefield, WF3 4EU (Wakefield Metropolitan District Council) was dismissed on 30 June 2026 by Inspector Chris Mayes, 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 relevant development plan policies, including any relevant effects on the openness of the Green Belt.

detached bungalow

Authority
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
Appeal type
Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Inspector
Chris Mayes
Postcode
WF3 4EU

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 relevant development plan policies, including any relevant effects on the openness of the Green Belt
  • the effect of the proposed dwelling on neighbouring trees
  • whether the proposal would provide adequate living conditions for future occupants, with particular reference to indoor and outdoor environments
  • whether the proposal would make suitable provision for the disposal of foul water
  • 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 constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would harm openness, and the identified benefits do not clearly outweigh this substantial harm or the other identified deficiencies, such that very special circumstances do not exist to justify the development.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy LP62Policy LP54Policy LP3Policy LP56Policy LP30
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 154

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