Westhead House, 155 Wigan Road, Lathom, L40 6JN

Planning appeal 3274814 at Westhead House, 155 Wigan Road, Lathom, L40 6JN (West Lancashire District Council) was dismissed on 17 August 2021 by Inspector Singleton P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

to erect first floor extension above garage

Authority: West Lancashire District Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Singleton P
Postcode: L40 6JN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt
The effect on the openness of the Green Belt

What decided it

The proposal would result in a 64% increase in volume compared to the original building and would substantially increase the height and scale of the dwelling, constituting disproportionate additions that do not meet the exception criteria in NPPF paragraph 149(c) and therefore constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

The private benefits of increased living accommodation and improved access to a bedroom were outweighed by the substantial harm to the Green Belt through inappropriate development, and did not amount to very special circumstances.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy GN1Policy GB4
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 149
Judgments: Turner v SSCLG and East Dorset Council [2016] EWCA Civ 466; R (on the application of Samuel Smith Old Brewery (Tadcaster) and others) v North Yorkshire County Council [2020] UKSC 3

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