®Planning appeal decision
Bank Top Farm, Bank Top Hollingworth Road, LITTLEBOROUGH, OL15 0AU
erection of a farm shop with café and community room and ancillary accommodation with access, parking, and landscaping and other associated works
- Authority
- Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Billings C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposed development on the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- 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 substantial harm to the Green Belt through inappropriateness and loss of openness, combined with adverse effects on character and appearance, was not clearly outweighed by the farm diversification and economic benefits, meaning very special circumstances were not demonstrated.
Framework references: 11, 88, 142, 143, 154, 155, 180
Plan policies cited: Policy G4, Policy E6, Policy P1, Policy P2, Policy P3, Policy DM1, Policy JP-G5, Policy JP-G1, Policy JP-G8, Policy JP-C6, Policy JP-C8
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.