Davises Farm , Mather Road, BURY, BL9 6TJ

Refurbishment of existing timber storage building including replacing existing timber doors with new timber doors, alteration to fenestration to include 2 No doors and 2 No windows in relation to a cattery area and incorporating the existing open storage area within the footprint of the building by the provision of additional cladding to match the existing

Authority: Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: other · Other minor developments
Inspector: Harrison N

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to National planning policy and relevant development plan policies
The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding countryside

What decided it

The proposal did not constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt as it was an alteration to an existing ancillary building with no increase in volume or footprint, and therefore no requirement to demonstrate very special circumstances existed.

Framework references: 130, 147, 149, 150

Plan policies cited: OL1, OL1/2, EN1/1, H2/3, SPD9

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