Planning appeal decision
297 Liverpool Road, Rufford, L40 1SE
Planning appeal 3300135 at 297 Liverpool Road, Rufford, L40 1SE (West Lancashire District Council) was allowed on 15 November 2022 by Inspector Morgan R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt.
to demolish domestic outbuilding and erect a single residential dwelling in rear garden
- Authority
- West Lancashire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Morgan R
- Postcode
- L40 1SE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
What decided it
The proposed dwelling would have a negligible effect on the openness of the Green Belt in both spatial and visual terms when compared with the existing outbuilding, satisfying the test in Framework paragraph 149g).
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GN1Policy GB3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149Paragraph 54
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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