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Dismissed1 October 20243342859

Kings Park Christian Centre, Leigh Road, Leigh , WN7 1UB

Planning appeal 3342859 at Kings Park Christian Centre, Leigh Road, Leigh , WN7 1UB (Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 1 October 2024 by Inspector Manchester S, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (the Framework) and any relevant development plan policies.

erection of a two storey sixty six bedroom residential care home (Use Class C2) with associated access, parking, landscaping and ancillary facilities following demolition of existing building

Authority
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
community-institutional · Other Major Developments
Inspector
Manchester S
Postcode
WN7 1UB

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 (the Framework) and any relevant development plan policies
  • The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
  • Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness 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 from inappropriate development and loss of openness in the Green Belt was not clearly outweighed by the cumulatively moderate benefits, so very special circumstances were not demonstrated.

the substantial harm to the Green Belt through inappropriateness and loss of openness was not clearly outweighed by the cumulatively moderate weight of the housing, care, economic and environmental benefits, so the appeal was dismissed

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
PfE policy JP-G9
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 152Paragraph 154

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