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Well-I-Hole Farm Well-I-Hole Road, Greenfield, Oldham, OL3 7HY
Planning appeal 3265907 at Well-I-Hole Farm Well-I-Hole Road, Greenfield, Oldham, OL3 7HY (Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 14 September 2021 by Inspector Dillon C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal proposals are inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
Conversion of existing farmhouse to bed and breakfast, renovation and conversion of barn to 4 holiday flats, erection of new building for flexible community space, shop and toilet/showers, 15 static caravans and 35 powered pitches at existing camping and caravan site (new 3 bed dwelling and tractor shed excluded from appeal)
- Authority
- Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Dillon C
- Postcode
- OL3 7HY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal proposals are inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- the effect of the appeal proposals on the openness of the Green Belt
- whether there is any other harm, with particular regard to character and appearance
- whether any other considerations exist and the weight to be afforded to them
- if inappropriate development, whether any harm would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to very special circumstances
What decided it
The identified harm to the openness of the Green Belt and character and appearance of the area, when weighed against the moderate benefits of the scheme, did not amount to very special circumstances necessary to justify inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
The other material considerations, including heritage asset conversion, business viability and economic benefits, did not clearly outweigh the harm by reason of inappropriateness, harm to openness of the Green Belt and harm to character and appearance, resulting in conflict with the development plan taken as a whole.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 22Policy 9Policy 20
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 149Paragraph 150Paragraph 130Paragraph 134
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.
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