Planning appeal decision
Parsonage Fields Farm, The Mudd, Littlemoor Road, Mottram, SK14 6JN
Planning appeal 3317768 at Parsonage Fields Farm, The Mudd, Littlemoor Road, Mottram, SK14 6JN (Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 23 November 2023 by Inspector Ellison H, 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 extension and sub-division of dwelling to create 2 no. dwellings
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Ellison H
- Postcode
- SK14 6JN
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
What decided it
The proposed development would preserve the openness of the Green Belt and would not conflict with its purposes, as the modest increase in living accommodation and limited additional domestic activity would not materially impact openness compared to the existing residential use.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy OL1Policy OL2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 137Paragraph 138Paragraph 150
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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