122 and 124 Hermitage Road, Saughall, CHESTER, CH1 6AG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• Whether the appeal scheme is inappropriate development in the green belt having regard to the revised framework and relevant development plan policies
• The effect of the appeal scheme on the openness of the Green Belt
• Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for a dwelling having regard to local and national planning policy
• The effect of the appeal scheme on the character and appearance of the area
• Whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the appeal scheme

What decided it

The absence of very special circumstances clearly outweighing the harm from inappropriate development and modest harm to Green Belt openness determined the dismissal of the deemed planning application.

the other considerations relied upon (fallback permitted development rights, the unusual family living arrangement, and loss of home) did not clearly outweigh the harm by reason of inappropriateness and the modest harm to openness, so very special circumstances did not exist