®Planning appeal decision
Five Acres, Prestolee Road, Stoneclough Radcliffe, , Bolton, M26 1FJ
Planning appeal 3280121 at Five Acres, Prestolee Road, Stoneclough Radcliffe, , Bolton, M26 1FJ (Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 23 May 2022 by Inspector Martinson P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies, including the effect upon the openness of the Green Belt.
‘Siting of a residential cabin and 6 no. dog kennels for the purposes of a specialist dog training business for a temporary period of three years.’
- Authority
- Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Martinson P
- Postcode
- M26 1FJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies, including the effect upon the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The very special circumstances arising from the essential need for a rural location to safely train and house explosive detection dogs, combined with the modest harm to openness and negligible character impact, clearly outweighed the inappropriateness of the development in the Green Belt.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CG7APPolicy CGA7Policy CG3Policy OA6
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 147Paragraph 149Paragraph 150Paragraph 170
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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