®Planning appeal decision
12 Rosemary Lane, Downholland, Ormskirk, L39 7JP
Planning appeal 3270659 at 12 Rosemary Lane, Downholland, Ormskirk, L39 7JP (West Lancashire District Council) was dismissed on 28 June 2021 by Inspector Caine M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework and development plan policy.
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- Authority
- West Lancashire District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Caine M
- Postcode
- L39 7JP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework and development plan policy
- The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt and upon the character and appearance of the area
- If the proposal is inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to very special circumstances necessary to justify it
What decided it
The proposal would result in disproportionate additions to the original building (74% increase against a 40% threshold), constituting inappropriate development in the Green Belt, and the harm to the Green Belt was not clearly outweighed by any other considerations.
The substantial weight given to harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness, together with marginal reduction in openness, was not outweighed by the neutral factors of character and appearance or the personal circumstances of the appellant, resulting in no very special circumstances to justify the development
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GN1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 133
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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