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Planning permission granted7 May 20243329972

Springwood, 68A Blackburn Road, Whittle-Le-Woods, Chorley, PR6 8LH

Planning appeal 3329972 at Springwood, 68A Blackburn Road, Whittle-Le-Woods, Chorley, PR6 8LH (Chorley Borough Council) was allowed on 7 May 2024 by Inspector Jones D, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies, including an assessment of its effect on the openness of the Green Belt.

a) the erection of one detached dwelling approved under 17/01124/FUL and 19/00445/FUL but not built in accordance with the approved plans. b) The property approved under 17/01124/FUL & 19/00445/FUL has not been built in accordance with the approved plans. c) Planning application 21/00896/FUL “Erection of one detached dwelling (retrospective)” was refused on 24/4/23

Authority
Chorley Borough Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Jones D
Postcode
PR6 8LH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies, including an assessment of its effect on the openness of the Green Belt
  • If the development is inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the development

What decided it

The realistic and more harmful fallback position (completion of the extant 2019 permission plus permitted development extensions) clearly outweighed the Green Belt harm from the as-built dwelling.

The substantial weight given to Green Belt harm by reason of inappropriateness and loss of openness was clearly outweighed by the significant weight given to the fallback position, so very special circumstances existed to justify the development.

What the Inspector cited

National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 152Paragraph 154Paragraph 155Paragraph 153Paragraph 54

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