®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed27 May 20223284471
Hague Hall Farm Mather Road, BURY, BL9 6TJ
‘Change of use of a building to additional living accommodation; two storey side extension and single storey front extension’
- Authority
- Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Martinson P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect of the 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 proposed large window openings in the side elevation gables would conflict with the existing fenestration pattern and high solid-to-void ratio of the traditional farmhouse, causing visible harm to character and appearance.
Framework references: 147, 149
Plan policies cited: OL1/2, OL1/4, H2/3, EN1/1
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