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The development represents inappropriate development in the Green Belt and has a materially adverse effect on the character and openness of the Green Belt. No very special circumstances have been demonstrated to overcome the harm caused by the inappropriate development, and other harm caused, and consequently the proposal is in conflict with Policy CS4 ‘Green Belt’ and SP2 ‘Development in the Green Belt’ of the Local Plan, and the guidance contained within the NPPF
02
The applicant has failed to submit a Sequential Test to assess whether the site is considered to be sequentially preferable to town centre sites, and is therefore contrary to Local Plan Policies CS12 'Managing Change in Rotherham's Retail and Service Centres’ and CS13 ‘Transforming Rotherham Town Centre’, as well as Paragraph 87 of the NPPF.
POSITIVE AND PROACTIVE STATEMENT
Whilst the applicant entered into pre application discussions with the Local Planning Authority these identified that it is not possible to support a scheme of this nature and no amendments have been identified at this time to make it acceptable. The application was submitted on the basis of these discussions and it was not considered to be in accordance with the principles of the National Planning Policy Framework resulting in this refusal.
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