®Planning appeal decision
Woodlands Cross Lane, Croft, Warrington, WA3 7AR
Planning appeal 3273572 at Woodlands Cross Lane, Croft, Warrington, WA3 7AR (Warrington Borough Council) was dismissed on 21 September 2021 by Inspector Hitchcock R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development within the Green Belt for the purposes of the Framework and the relevant development plan policy.
the erection of a detached dwelling
- Authority
- Warrington Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hitchcock R
- Postcode
- WA3 7AR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development within the Green Belt for the purposes of the Framework and the relevant development plan policy
- if the development is inappropriate, 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 the development
What decided it
The site lies outside the village settlement boundary and has insufficient information to demonstrate that the proposal would not have a greater impact on Green Belt openness than existing development, such that it cannot qualify for the exceptions to inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
The harm to Green Belt openness and permanence, to which substantial weight must be attached, was not clearly outweighed by the moderate economic benefits of the proposal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS5
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149Paragraph 145
- Judgments
- Julian Wood v The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Gravesham Borough Council [2015] EWCA Civ 195; Euro Garages Ltd v SSCLG & Anor [2018] EWHC 1753 (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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.