®Planning appeal decision
Pool Farm, Pool Lane, Warrington , WA13 9BW
Outline planning permission for the erection of up to nine affordable residential dwellings including access with all other matters reserved for subsequent applications (revised application to 2019/35381)
- Authority
- Warrington Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hitchcock R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect on the openness of the Green Belt
- whether any 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 harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and loss of openness, to which substantial weight must be given, is not clearly outweighed by the benefits claimed, particularly given the failure to secure affordable housing in perpetuity and the invalidity of the biodiversity net gain obligation.
The substantial harm to the Green Belt (by reason of inappropriateness and loss of openness) was not outweighed by the benefits of affordable housing delivery (diminished by defective s.106 wording), support for a rural business (limited without detailed financial evidence), biodiversity net gain (invalid under CIL Regulation 122), and modest economic and accessibility benefits; very special circumstances do not exist.
Framework references: 11, 13, 78
Plan policies cited: Policy CS5, Policy QE6
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