181 Woodford Road, Woodford, STOCKPORT, SK7 1QE

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

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.

Framework references: 149, 219, 57, 11

Plan policies cited: GBA1.1, GBA1.2, GBA1.5, DEV1, L1.2, SIE-2

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