®Planning appeal decision
Coach Road Farm, Cut Lane, Kirkby, Knowsley, L33 3AJ
change of use and extension of former Dutch hay barn to 1 no. dwelling, conversion of former piggery to ancillary home office, means of access and external landscaping works
- Authority
- Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Clark J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt and its effect on openness
- the effect on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- the effect on the living conditions of the future occupiers of the proposed converted barn and those of the adjacent dwelling
- the ecological effects of the proposal
- whether any 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 the development
What decided it
The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt that cannot be justified by very special circumstances, as the harm from inappropriateness and ecological effects is not clearly outweighed by other considerations.
The substantial harm caused by inappropriateness in the Green Belt and the ecological harm were not clearly outweighed by the limited weight afforded to housing need and self-build provision, resulting in dismissal.
Framework references: 11, 110, 115, 143, 154, 155
Plan policies cited: Core Strategy Policy CS5, Core Strategy Policy CS8, Core Strategy Policy CS17, Core Strategy Policy CS19, UDP Policy G6
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.