®Planning appeal decision
World Of Pets, Thorley Lane, Timperley, WA15 7PJ
Outline planning application for up to 116no. residential dwellings with all matters reserved aside from access, for which detailed consent is sought
- Authority
- Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- other · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Unknown
- Inspector
- Chamberlain G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt and its purposes
- Whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location, with reference to the spatial strategy in the development plan and the accessibility of services and facilities
- Whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations to establish the very special circumstances necessary to justify the scheme
What decided it
The very significant and timely contribution the scheme would make to the Council's acute and persistent five-year housing land supply shortfall, combined with substantial affordable housing delivery, clearly outweighed the identified Green Belt harm.
The cumulative Green Belt and other harm, of very substantial weight, was clearly outweighed by other considerations of a very high order (housing land supply contribution, affordable housing, brownfield reuse, economic benefits, biodiversity net gain and emerging policy support), establishing the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development.
Framework references: 149, 150, 148, 60, 74, 105, 112, 120, 129, 162, 48, 57
Plan policies cited: Policy R4, Policy L1, Policy L4, Strategic Objective SO6, Policy L2, Policy L2.2, Policy R2.1, Policy C4, Policy JPA 3.2
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.