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Cuerdon Cottage Cuerdon Drive, Grappenhall And Thelwall, Warrington, WA4 3JU
Planning appeal 3350477 at Cuerdon Cottage Cuerdon Drive, Grappenhall And Thelwall, Warrington, WA4 3JU (Warrington Borough Council) was allowed on 24 October 2024 by Inspector Morgan R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Appeal A: whether the pergola is inappropriate development in the Green Belt, including the effect on openness, and if so, whether very special circumstances exist that clearly outweigh the harm to the Green Belt.
retention of detached pergola covering outdoor cooking and seating area
- Authority
- Warrington Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Morgan R
- Postcode
- WA4 3JU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Appeal A: whether the pergola is inappropriate development in the Green Belt, including the effect on openness, and if so, whether very special circumstances exist that clearly outweigh the harm to the Green Belt
- Appeal B: whether condition 3 of the original permission is reasonable and necessary to protect the Green Belt and preserve its openness
What decided it
For Appeal A, the pergola's cumulative effect with previous extensions results in a 43% increase in floorspace, exceeding the 33% disproportionality threshold in the SPD and NPPF paragraph 154c), constituting inappropriate Green Belt development with no very special circumstances to outweigh the harm. For Appeal B, the site's history of intensive development and potential for further harm to Green Belt openness justifies removal of permitted development rights for extensions and outbuildings, but not for hardstanding, fences or vehicular access.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GB1 of the Warrington Local Plan 2023Policy CS5 of the Warrington Core Strategy
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 54Paragraph 56Paragraph 152Paragraph 154
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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