®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to Holm Lea, Bridle Road, Woodford, SK7 1QN
Planning appeal 3313484 at Land Adjacent to Holm Lea, Bridle Road, Woodford, SK7 1QN (Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 30 June 2023 by Inspector Martinson P, 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 National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
Erection of two detached dwellings with associated access and landscaping
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Martinson P
- Postcode
- SK7 1QN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect upon the openness of the Green Belt
- whether the 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 proposal fails to meet the limited infilling exception in NPPF paragraph 149(e) because it would extend development beyond the clearly defined ribbon development pattern around the bend, representing encroachment into countryside and urban sprawl, and the substantial Green Belt harm is not clearly outweighed by the limited housing supply benefits.
The substantial weight given to Green Belt harm combined with other identified harm was not clearly outweighed by the limited benefits of two dwellings towards housing supply and minor economic benefits, therefore very special circumstances do not exist.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Saved Policy GBA1.5 of the Stockport Unitary Development Plan Review (2006)Policy DEV1 of Woodford Neighbourhood Plan (2019)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 137Paragraph 138Paragraph 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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