®Planning appeal decision
Greenloons Farm Kirklake Road, Formby, LIVERPOOL, L37 2DD
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
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.
Framework references: 137, 147, 148, 149
Plan policies cited: Policy MN7, Policy GP1
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.