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Allowed18 August 20213270672

181 Woodford Road, Woodford, Stockport, SK7 1QE

Planning appeal 3270672 at 181 Woodford Road, Woodford, Stockport, SK7 1QE (Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 18 August 2021 by Inspector Wilson L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the Framework and development plan policy.

erection of one infill dwelling

Authority
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Wilson L
Postcode
SK7 1QE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the Framework and development plan policy
  • The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
  • Whether the proposal makes adequate provision for recreation and amenity open space
  • If the development is inappropriate, whether the harm, by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations and whether this would amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The proposal constitutes limited infilling in a village and therefore falls within the exception to inappropriate development in the Green Belt under paragraph 149(e) of the Framework.

The contribution to housing supply and the absence of a five-year housing land supply outweighed any adverse impacts, as the proposal was not inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
GBA1.1GBA1.2GBA1.5DEV1L1.2SIE-2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 149Paragraph 219Paragraph 57Paragraph 11

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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