®Planning appeal decision
Land at Junction of Arthur Lane and Bury Old Road, Ainsworth, Bury, Lancs, BL2 5PN
Demolition, conversion and extension of existing stable/livestock buildings to create 1no. single storey dwelling with enclosed garden and parking
- Authority
- Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Smith J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework, including any relevant effects on the openness of the Green Belt, and with regard to any relevant development plan policies
- Whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposal would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt with disproportionate extensions and greater impact on openness, and the other considerations including housing delivery do not clearly outweigh this harm to justify very special circumstances.
The substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and impact on openness was not clearly outweighed by the moderate positive weight given to housing delivery and negligible additional benefits from accessibility and flooding alleviation, such that very special circumstances do not exist.
Framework references: 155, 154, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy OL1/2, Policy OL1/4
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.