274 Babylon Lane, Heath Charnock, CHORLEY, PR6 9ER

Authority: Chorley Borough Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: other · Householder developments
Inspector: Boffin D

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to its effect on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt and the Framework
If the development does amount to inappropriate development within the Green Belt, whether the harm by way of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other material considerations such that very special circumstances exist to justify a grant of planning permission

What decided it

The modest spatial and visual impact of the extension, its integration with the existing dwellinghouse, and the screening provided by boundary gates mean that the openness of the Green Belt is preserved and the purpose of safeguarding the countryside from encroachment is not conflicted.

Framework references: 142, 143, 154

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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