®Planning appeal decision
1A Diglea, Diggle, Oldham, OL3 5LA
Planning appeal 3272471 at 1A Diglea, Diggle, Oldham, OL3 5LA (Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 22 December 2021 by Inspector Wildgoose G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the development plan and the National Planning Policy Framework, including the effect on openness and the purposes of including land within it.
A carport to be erected over an existing area of hardstanding associated with The Coach House
- Authority
- Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Wildgoose G
- Postcode
- OL3 5LA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the development plan and the National Planning Policy Framework, including the effect on openness and the purposes of including land within it
- Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character, appearance and significance of the Diglea Conservation Area
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the character, appearance and significance of the Diglea Conservation Area arising from the incongruous design and materials of the proposed carport was not outweighed by the limited public benefits.
The less than substantial harm to the significance of Diglea Conservation Area was weighed against the public benefits; the great weight given to conservation of the Conservation Area and the identified harm outweighed the limited public benefits, tipping the balance against the proposal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 22Policy 20Policy 24
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149Paragraph 202
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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