Five Acres, Kenyon Lane, Lowton, Warrington, WA3 1LQ

Planning appeal 3313733 at Five Acres, Kenyon Lane, Lowton, Warrington, WA3 1LQ (Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 22 August 2023 by Inspector Rafferty C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

the construction of stable building and associated parking

Authority: Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Other minor developments
Inspector: Rafferty C
Postcode: WA3 1LQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
If found to be inappropriate development, 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 necessary to justify the proposal

What decided it

The proposal would reduce the spatial openness of the Green Belt and conflict with its purpose of safeguarding the countryside from encroachment, and the appellant's other considerations did not clearly outweigh this harm to justify very special circumstances.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy CP8Policy CP10
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 138Paragraph 149

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