®Planning appeal decision
The Shippon, Harry Fold Farm Bradshaw Road, Bolton, BL2 4JS
Planning appeal 3314859 at The Shippon, Harry Fold Farm Bradshaw Road, Bolton, BL2 4JS (Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 2 August 2023 by Inspector Moulton E, 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.
the construction of one detached house to replace the existing garage block (Former Plot C)
- Authority
- Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Moulton E
- Postcode
- BL2 4JS
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 of the development on 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 proposed dwelling would be materially larger than the building it replaces and would harm the openness of the Green Belt, and the identified benefits do not clearly outweigh this harm to amount to very special circumstances.
the harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and loss of openness, to which substantial weight must be given, was not clearly outweighed by the moderate weight afforded to housing land supply shortfall and mobility needs, nor by the limited weight of comparative form and scale considerations
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CG7AP
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149Paragraph 48Paragraph 137Paragraph 147Paragraph 148
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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