1, PINGLE LANE, OLDHAM, LANCS, OL3 5EX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to relevant development plan policies and the Framework, including the effect on the openness of the Green Belt
• the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including on protected trees
• the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of nearby occupiers with regard to privacy
• the effect of the proposed development on highway safety with regard to access
• if the proposed 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 proposal

What decided it

The substantial harm to the openness of the Green Belt by reason of the dwelling's scale and massing, combined with significant harm to character and appearance and living conditions of neighbours, was not clearly outweighed by the limited housing benefits of a single dwelling in an area lacking five-year supply.

the substantial harm to the Green Belt and other identified harms was not clearly outweighed by the limited benefits of housing provision and other considerations