®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed17 April 20233300833
Higher Oak Farm, Higher Lane, Lymm, WA13 0RG
an agricultural workers dwelling (permanent)
- Authority
- Warrington Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Ellison H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the development on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt
- If the proposal is inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The scale and massing of the proposed dwelling, combined with the substantial harm to Green Belt openness, was not clearly outweighed by the demonstrated need for a workers dwelling, as the Inspector was not persuaded that a smaller dwelling could not adequately serve the enterprise's requirements.
Framework references: 137, 148, 149, 150
Plan policies cited: Policy CS5
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