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Allowed12 November 20213272598

Weir Mill, Manchester Road, Mossley, Ashton-under Lyne, Tameside, OL5 9QA

Planning appeal 3272598 at Weir Mill, Manchester Road, Mossley, Ashton-under Lyne, Tameside, OL5 9QA (Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 12 November 2021 by Inspector Johnson W, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

retrospective application for the change of use of land from existing yard to the use of land for self-storage containers

Authority
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector
Johnson W
Postcode
OL5 9QA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
  • the effect of the development on openness of the Green Belt
  • the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the appeal site and surrounding area
  • if the development is inappropriate development, whether 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 development

What decided it

The significant number of local businesses served by the self-storage facility, considered individually and cumulatively with other benefits and the physical characteristics of the site, clearly outweighed the substantial harm to Green Belt openness and the inappropriateness of the development.

The substantial harm to Green Belt openness and inappropriateness of development was outweighed by the benefits of the scheme, particularly the significant number of local businesses served by the facility, establishing very special circumstances to justify the development in the Green Belt.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy OL1Policy OL2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 137Paragraph 148Paragraph 149Paragraph 150Paragraph 56

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