®Planning appeal decision
Woodlands Cross Lane, Croft, WARRINGTON, WA3 7AR
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
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.
Framework references: 149, 145
Plan policies cited: Policy CS5
Judgments cited: 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)
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