Planning appeal decision
Sextons Cottage, Chester Road, Daresbury, Warrington, WA4 4AJ
Planning appeal 3339843 at Sextons Cottage, Chester Road, Daresbury, Warrington, WA4 4AJ (Halton Borough Council) was dismissed on 21 January 2025 by Inspector Ellis D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
‘removal of existing conservatory & construction of new single storey extension.’
- Authority
- Halton Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Ellis D
- Postcode
- WA4 4AJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- Its effect on the openness of the Green Belt
- If it would be 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 necessary to justify it
What decided it
The proposed extension would be disproportionate to the original building under Policy GB1 and would cause harm to the Green Belt through inappropriateness and loss of openness, which was not clearly outweighed by other considerations.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GB1 of the Halton Delivery and Allocations Local Plan (2022)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 154Paragraph 155
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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