Planning appeal decision
291 Frankby Road, Frankby, Wirral, CH48 1PE
Planning appeal 3299658 at 291 Frankby Road, Frankby, Wirral, CH48 1PE (Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 14 February 2023 by Inspector Robbie K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any other relevant development plan policies.
planning application for the erection of a dwellinghouse, private garden and access on land at 291 Frankby Road
- Authority
- Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Robbie K
- Postcode
- CH48 1PE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any other relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the site and whether it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Frankby Village Conservation Area
- If the development is inappropriate, would the harm of inappropriateness, and any other harm, be outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the proposal
What decided it
The substantial weight given to Green Belt harm combined with harm to the conservation area character and appearance is not clearly outweighed by other considerations, and very special circumstances do not exist to justify the development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- GB2GB6GB7CH2CH12HS4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 137Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 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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