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Dismissed9 November 20213278726

271 Crankwood Road, Abram, Wigan, WN2 5YB

Planning appeal 3278726 at 271 Crankwood Road, Abram, Wigan, WN2 5YB (Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 9 November 2021 by Inspector Morgan R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

a two storey side and rear extension

Authority
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Morgan R
Postcode
WN2 5YB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt
  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • whether the proposal would cause harm to the living conditions of the occupiers of 269 and 273 Crankwood Road, with particular regard to outlook
  • 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 it

What decided it

The proposal exceeds the volumetric thresholds in UDP Policy GB1B and constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt which, combined with harm to character and living conditions, cannot be justified by very special circumstances.

The harm by reason of inappropriateness in the Green Belt, combined with harm to character and appearance and living conditions of neighbours, was not outweighed by any other considerations, so very special circumstances do not exist.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy GB1BPolicy CP 8Policy CP 10Policy CP 17
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 149Paragraph 130

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