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Allowed30 March 20233306264

Yard at the Rear of, Newgate Cottages, Plodder Lane, Bolton, BL5 1AH

Planning appeal 3306264 at Yard at the Rear of, Newgate Cottages, Plodder Lane, Bolton, BL5 1AH (Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 30 March 2023 by Inspector Ellison H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

the erection of a multipurpose agricultural building

Authority
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
agricultural · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector
Ellison H
Postcode
BL5 1AH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt

What decided it

The proposed building qualifies as an agricultural building within the Green Belt exception at NPPF paragraph 149(a), and therefore does not constitute inappropriate development.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CG7AP
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 149

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