®Planning appeal decision
73 Glazebrook Lane, Glazebrook, Cheshire, WA3 5BJ
Planning appeal 3277399 at 73 Glazebrook Lane, Glazebrook, Cheshire, WA3 5BJ (Warrington Borough Council) was allowed on 17 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 demolition of existing garage and utility room and construction of two storey side extension to north elevation and single storey extension to south elevation
- Authority
- Warrington Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hitchcock R
- Postcode
- WA3 5BJ
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
- the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- 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 demolition of the existing garage, which would reduce the overall volume and footprint of development on the site, combined with the visual context of the site within a moderate-density housing estate where similar extensions are present, meant the proposal would not constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
The spatial and visual impact of the extensions on openness was outweighed by the beneficial effect of the garage demolition and the visual context of the site within an established housing estate, such that no undue impact on openness would occur.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS5
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149Paragraph 56
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.
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