Plans to convert two shipping containers into a café at Manor Farm in Conisbrough have been refused by Doncaster Council over concerns about harm to green belt land. The council found the development would be "inappropriate" for the protected area and that any economic benefits would be too modest to outweigh this harm, meaning the family farm's bid to diversify its income has been blocked.

The application had proposed indoor café seating, a 10-space car park and a WC, using an existing site entrance, with the containers clad in redwood boarding. Manor Farm, which has been run by the same family for generations and sells produce including hay, eggs and vegetables, described the café as a speculative venture to supplement farming income, arguing traffic impact would be insignificant and the structure's visual impact minimal. However, planning officers said the scheme would harm the "openness" of the green belt due to its prominence in views from Clifton Hill and the surrounding countryside, and ruled that no "very special circumstances" existed to justify approval.