®Planning appeal decision
Land off Radcliffe Moor Road, Bury
change of use of the land for use as outdoor sports pitches including engineering operations to form 4 pitches, the construction of a clubhouse, ancillary storage structures, creation of access from Radcliffe Moor Road, parking, landscaping, drainage, and associated works
- Authority
- Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Coyne C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would represent inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant Development Plan policies
- If the proposed development is inappropriate, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the proposal
What decided it
The clearly identified need for youth sports football pitches in Bury, as evidenced by the Playing Pitch and Outdoor Sports Strategy, provided very special circumstances that clearly outweighed the moderate harm to Green Belt openness and countryside encroachment.
Framework references: 137, 147, 149, 150
Plan policies cited: OL1/2, OL1/5
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.