®Planning appeal decision
New House Farm, Hatton Lane, Hatton, Warrington, WA4 4DA
Planning appeal 3271800 at New House Farm, Hatton Lane, Hatton, Warrington, WA4 4DA (Warrington Borough Council) was allowed on 22 September 2021 by Inspector Savage K, 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 relevant development plan policies, the provisions of the Framework, the effect on the openness of the Green belt and the purposes of including land within it.
demolition of existing equestrian buildings and the construction of 31 dwellings including affordable housing provision, associated parking, landscaping and infrastructure and creation of a new area of community open space
- Authority
- Warrington Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Savage K
- Postcode
- WA4 4DA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to relevant development plan policies, the provisions of the Framework, the effect on the openness of the Green belt and the purposes of including land within it
- Whether the proposal would represent an appropriate location for housing, having regard to the accessibility of the site to local services and facilities
- If the proposal would be 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 Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year supply of deliverable housing sites (3.4 years) engaged the presumption in favour of sustainable development under paragraph 11(d)(ii) of the Framework, and the significant benefits of housing delivery, particularly affordable housing provision, clearly outweighed any adverse impacts.
The benefits of housing delivery (31 dwellings including 9 affordable units) and support for rural services in neighbouring villages outweighed the limited increase in Green Belt openness impact, with no other material adverse impacts identified, applying paragraph 11(d)(ii) of the Framework given the Council's housing land supply shortfall
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS1Policy CS5Policy MP1Policy SN2Policy QE5
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 57Paragraph 149
- Judgments
- R (Lee Valley Regional Park Authority) v Broxbourne BC and Britannia Nurseries [2015] EWHC 185 (Admin)
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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