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Dismissed2 February 20243324134

876 Plodder Lane, Bolton, BL5 1AJ

Planning appeal 3324134 at 876 Plodder Lane, Bolton, BL5 1AJ (Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 2 February 2024 by Inspector Caine M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

the demolition of existing bungalow and erection of new dwelling, including erection of new detached outbuilding

Authority
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Caine M
Postcode
BL5 1AJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
  • The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt, and the character and appearance of the surrounding area
  • Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to very special circumstances necessary to justify the proposal

What decided it

The proposal fails to meet the replacement building exception in NPPF paragraph 154(d) because the new dwelling would be materially larger than the existing bungalow, constituting inappropriate development in the Green Belt that cannot be justified by very special circumstances.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CG7APPolicy CG3Policy OA4
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 154Paragraph 142

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