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Planning permission granted2 February 20223277897

Pilkington Quarry, Georges Lane, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 6RS

Planning appeal 3277897 at Pilkington Quarry, Georges Lane, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 6RS (Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 2 February 2022 by Inspector Braithwaite J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the works carried out are inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

addition of concrete area, HGV parking area, offices and extension to existing maintenance sheds

Authority
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
minerals-waste · Other Major Developments
Inspector
Braithwaite J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the works carried out are inappropriate development in the Green Belt
  • The effect of the works on the purposes and openness of the Green Belt

What decided it

The extensions to the maintenance shed and office/administration building were not disproportionate or materially larger than the buildings they replaced, and the development did not materially affect the openness or purposes of the Green Belt.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
CG7AP
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 137Paragraph 138Paragraph 149

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