®Planning appeal decision
4 Bunkers , Tunstead Lane, Oldham, Greenfield, OL3 7NY
the conversion of outbuilding to residential dwelling with alterations to windows and doors, formation of residential curtilage and single storey extension
- Authority
- Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Clowes M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect on the character and appearance of the area
- If the 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 development
What decided it
The proposed single storey extension, representing a 32% volume increase with modest proportions and subordinate appearance, does not constitute a disproportionate addition to the original outbuilding and therefore falls within the exception in NPPF paragraph 149c, making it appropriate development in the Green Belt.
Framework references: 149, 130, 56
Plan policies cited: Policy 22, Policy 20
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.