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Dismissed10 January 20233291602

Land at Grizedale Close, Bolton, BL1 5QX

Planning appeal 3291602 at Land at Grizedale Close, Bolton, BL1 5QX (Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 10 January 2023 by Inspector Burnham T, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area with particular regard to the siting, height, scale and appearance of the four-storey apartment building (AB) and loss of trees and hedgerows from the site.

Demolition of bungalows and erection of 43no. dwellings comprising four storey block of 35no. flats and 8no. houses together with associated access, parking, landscaping and retaining wall along south western boundary

Authority
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Burnham T
Postcode
BL1 5QX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area with particular regard to the siting, height, scale and appearance of the four-storey apartment building (AB) and loss of trees and hedgerows from the site.

What decided it

The substantial harm to the character and appearance of the area from the density, height and scale of the apartment building outweighed the housing and other benefits even under the tilted balance.

the adverse impacts of harm to character and appearance significantly and demonstrably outweighed the social, economic and biodiversity net gain benefits, so the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CG3Policy OA5
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 219Paragraph 130
Judgments
R (on the application of Skelmersdale Ltd Partnership) v West Lancashire BC [2016] EWCA Civ 1260

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