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Dismissed3 March 20253351033

Holly Ville Lodge, Holmfirth Road, Greenfield, Oldham, OL3 7DR

Planning appeal 3351033 at Holly Ville Lodge, Holmfirth Road, Greenfield, Oldham, OL3 7DR (Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 3 March 2025 by Inspector Morgan R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would be inappropriate in the Green Belt, including the effect on openness.

Partial redevelopment of existing derelict house involving significant alterations to create a fully two storey property with three upstairs bedrooms, removal of existing single storey rear extension, new integral garage to side, and further small additions to side and rear

Authority
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Morgan R
Postcode
OL3 7DR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposed development would be inappropriate in the Green Belt, including the effect on openness
  • whether very special circumstances exist that clearly outweigh the harm to the Green Belt

What decided it

The proposed development would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt as a disproportionate addition under Framework paragraph 154c), and the other considerations, including the permitted development fallback, did not clearly outweigh this harm and the small harm to openness.

the harm from inappropriateness in the Green Belt and small harm to openness was not outweighed by the benefits of improving the existing property, the availability of permitted development rights as an alternative, and design quality considerations

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 22 of the Oldham Development Plan Document 2011Policy JP-G9 of the Places for Everyone Plan 2024
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 142Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 155Paragraph 154cParagraph 154g

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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