®Planning appeal decision
The Hollow, Kay Lane, Lymm, WA13 0TN
Planning appeal 3287535 at The Hollow, Kay Lane, Lymm, WA13 0TN (Warrington Borough Council) was dismissed on 12 April 2022 by Inspector Caine M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt.
a new dwelling and detached plant room. Background 4. Planning permission 2018/33905 was previously granted on the site for a new dwelling and detached plant room. This was subject to a Unilateral Undertaking (UU) to ensure that this permission and a previous consent 2017/29997 for the change of use of an agricultural building and land to create a new dwelling and associated operational development could both not be implemented at the same time. There is no dispute between the parties that the approval 2017/29997 has expired, and that the planning permission 2018/33905 is still extant
- Authority
- Warrington Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Caine M
- Postcode
- WA13 0TN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- 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, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to very special circumstances necessary to justify the proposed development
What decided it
The increased bulk and massing of the proposed dwelling compared to the extant permission, combined with the loss of Green Belt openness and the absence of a mechanism to prevent dual plant room construction, means the benefits do not clearly outweigh the substantial harm to the Green Belt.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CS1CS5QE7
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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