®Planning appeal decision
34 Meadow Way, Blackrod, BOLTON, BL6 5BR
a new agricultural build in existing fields to provide parking for machinery and shelter for animals during inclement weather. The building will replace the unsightly mixture of sheds and containers on site that are currently used for the same purpose
- Authority
- Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Jones D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the revised Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposal on highway safety
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposal has not adequately demonstrated that the existing narrow residential driveway access would be suitable for the increased type, size and frequency of agricultural vehicles and livestock movements required by the expanded agricultural use, thereby failing to accord with highway safety policies.
Framework references: 147, 149, 150
Plan policies cited: Policy CG7AP, Policy P5, Policy S1, Policy CG3, Policy OA1, Policy DES1
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