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Allowed11 April 20243330749

Smith Fold Farm, Taylors Lane, Bury, Radcliffe, Bolton, BL2 6QS

Planning appeal 3330749 at Smith Fold Farm, Taylors Lane, Bury, Radcliffe, Bolton, BL2 6QS (Bury Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 11 April 2024 by Inspector Dean S, 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 Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

Single storey Stables to replace existing stables

Authority
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
agricultural · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector
Dean S
Postcode
BL2 6QS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
  • The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • Whether or not emissions from the proposal could be properly dealt with
  • 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 required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The appeal development qualified as a permitted exception under Framework paragraph 154d as a replacement building in the same use that was not materially larger, and therefore was not inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy OL1/2Policy EN1/1Policy EN1/2Policy EN9/1Policy OL4/7Policy EN7/3Policy EN7/4Policy EN7/5
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 154

How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.

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