Land Adj. 30 Ivy Cottages, Meadow Lane, Denton, Manchester, M34 7PZ

Planning appeal 3322142 at Land Adj. 30 Ivy Cottages, Meadow Lane, Denton, Manchester, M34 7PZ (Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 18 January 2024 by Inspector Rafferty C, 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 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
Postcode: M34 7PZ

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy OL1Policy OL2
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 154Paragraph 155

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