®Planning appeal decision
Woodside Farm, Cinder Hill Lane, Chadderton, Oldham, OL1 2SU
Planning appeal 3271663 at Woodside Farm, Cinder Hill Lane, Chadderton, Oldham, OL1 2SU (Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 9 August 2021 by Inspector Partington A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the development plan and the Framework.
a rear dormer and side conservatory extension
- Authority
- Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Partington A
- Postcode
- OL1 2SU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the development plan and the Framework
- 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 it
What decided it
The fallback position of the Lawful Development Certificate for the rear dormer, which would cause negligible additional harm compared to the appeal scheme, clearly outweighed the harm to the Green Belt for that element alone, whereas the side extension lacked sufficient other considerations to overcome the substantial weight given to Green Belt harm.
For the rear dormer: the fallback position and negligible additional harm clearly outweighed the Green Belt harm, justifying very special circumstances. For the side extension: the factors cited in its favour did not clearly outweigh the harm caused, and very special circumstances did not exist.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 22 of the Joint Core Strategy and Development Management Policies Development Plan Document
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 149Paragraph 150
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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