Planning appeal decision
27 Chadderton Fold, Chadderton, Oldham, OL1 2RR
Planning appeal 3302314 at 27 Chadderton Fold, Chadderton, Oldham, OL1 2RR (Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 10 October 2022 by Inspector Ashworth S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the revised National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
demolition of porch and replacement with single storey extension to the front elevation
- Authority
- Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Ashworth S
- Postcode
- OL1 2RR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the revised National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- 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 very significant and substantial benefit to the living conditions and standard of accommodation of the current occupiers outweighs the harm to the Green Belt, establishing the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 22 - Protecting Open Land
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 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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