1 Reedymoor, Mill Lane, Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 2BF

Planning appeal 3282539 at 1 Reedymoor, Mill Lane, Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 2BF (Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 9 February 2022 by Inspector Rafferty C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework.

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Authority: Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Other minor developments
Inspector: Rafferty C
Postcode: WN2 3JR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework
The effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt
If found to be inappropriate development, 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 necessary to justify the proposal

What decided it

The proposal would result in a disproportionate addition of 69.38% to the original dwelling, constituting inappropriate development in the Green Belt, and the limited other considerations advanced did not clearly outweigh this substantial harm.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy CG7AP
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 149

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