®Planning appeal decision
Greenloons Farm Kirklake Road, Formby, Liverpool, L37 2DD
Planning appeal 3271324 at Greenloons Farm Kirklake Road, Formby, Liverpool, L37 2DD (Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 8 November 2021 by Inspector Wilders B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
redevelopment of house and domestic/commercial outbuildings with detached house
- Authority
- Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wilders B
- Postcode
- L37 2DD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- 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 the very special circumstances necessary to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposal would lead to significant harm to the openness of the Green Belt through its increased scale and height, and this harm was not clearly outweighed by other considerations including the fallback position, which would itself be less harmful.
The substantial weight given to harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and significant harm to openness was not clearly outweighed by other considerations including the fallback position, resulting in dismissal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy MN7Policy GP1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 137Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 149
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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