®Planning appeal decision
Land Adj. 30 Ivy Cottages, Meadow Lane, Denton, MANCHESTER, M34 7PZ
the change of use of existing two bedroom annex to a residential dwelling
- Authority
- Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Rafferty C
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
- Whether any 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 preserves the openness of the Green Belt both visually and spatially due to the site's existing residential character, extensive screening, limited visibility, and the small scale of the single dwelling proposed, thereby satisfying the exception for reuse of buildings of permanent and substantial construction under paragraph 155 of the Framework.
Framework references: 154, 155
Plan policies cited: Policy OL1, Policy OL2
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.