Edge End Farm White Brook Lane, Greenfield, Oldham, OL3 7PH

Planning appeal 3271910 at Edge End Farm White Brook Lane, Greenfield, Oldham, OL3 7PH (Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 6 September 2021 by Inspector Savage K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the disputed condition is necessary and reasonable to make the development acceptable in planning terms, having regard to the site's location in the Green Belt and the effect on the character and appearance of the area.

change of use of agricultural building to dwellinghouse including rebuilding of part of building which has collapsed (resubmission of PA/338670/16)’ without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref PA/339551/17, dated 20 April 2017

Authority: Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Savage K
Postcode: OL3 7PH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the disputed condition is necessary and reasonable to make the development acceptable in planning terms, having regard to the site's location in the Green Belt and the effect on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The Government's intentional omission of Green Belt land from Article 2(3) of the GPDO, combined with the Framework's requirement for clear justification to restrict PD rights, meant that blanket removal of PD rights was neither necessary nor reasonable in the absence of site-specific exceptional circumstances.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy 22Policy 9Policy 20
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 54Paragraph 56

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