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Dismissed23 February 20233290601

Wilkinsons Farm, 458 Manchester Road, Blackrod, Bolton, BL6 5SU

Planning appeal 3290601 at Wilkinsons Farm, 458 Manchester Road, Blackrod, Bolton, BL6 5SU (Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 23 February 2023 by Inspector Manchester S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

erection of an agricultural building

Authority
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
agricultural · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector
Manchester S
Postcode
BL6 5SU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether or not the proposal 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 proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • The effect of the proposal on biodiversity
  • If the proposal is inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness and any other harm is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify it

What decided it

The proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would not preserve openness and would not meet the exceptions in paragraph 149 of the Framework, and no very special circumstances exist to justify it.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CG7APPolicy CG3Policy CG1Policy DES1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 56Paragraph 133Paragraph 138Paragraph 147Paragraph 149

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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