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Allowed3 November 20223291324

Royal Oak Inn, Broad Lane, Delph, Oldham, OL3 5TX

Planning appeal 3291324 at Royal Oak Inn, Broad Lane, Delph, Oldham, OL3 5TX (Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 3 November 2022 by Inspector Rafiq F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether condition 3 is reasonable or necessary in the interests of preserving the openness of the Green Belt.

Conversion and change of use of public house with associated living accommodation to single dwellinghouse with garden

Authority
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Rafiq F
Postcode
OL3 5TX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether condition 3 is reasonable or necessary in the interests of preserving the openness of the Green Belt
  • Whether condition 3 is reasonable or necessary in terms of the proposal's effect on the significance of the nearby listed building and the appeal building, a non-designated heritage asset

What decided it

The condition was not reasonable or necessary because the Council failed to justify why permitted development extensions would harm Green Belt openness or heritage significance, and the GPDO's inherent restrictions on outbuilding height and form would protect both interests.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 22Policy 24
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 149Paragraph 54Paragraph 13Paragraph 16

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