®Planning appeal decision
Hague Hall Farm (aka Davies Farm) , Mather Road, Bury, Greater Manchester, BL9 6TJ
retrospective application for retention of 1m extension to remove setback on two storey side elevation together with alteration to fenestration and change of use of part of building to additional residential accommodation
- Authority
- Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Moore J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, including the effect upon openness, having regard to the Framework and relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the host property, and the wider area
- whether the proposed development would provide acceptable arrangements for digital connectivity
- whether the proposed development would be net zero carbon
- whether the 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 two-storey extension as built fails to maintain a subordinate relationship to the host dwelling and unacceptably harms the character and appearance of the property and the wider Landscape Character Area, conflicting with development plan policies requiring sympathetic design.
Framework references: 11, 154, 225
Plan policies cited: DPD Policy JP-D9, UDP Policy OL1/2, UDP Policy OL1/4, DPD Policy JP-P1, DPD Policy JP-G1, UDP Policy H2/3, DPD Policy JP-C2, DPD Policy JP-S2
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