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Dismissed27 January 20253351579

Coach Road Farm, Cut Lane, Kirkby, Knowsley, L33 3AJ

Planning appeal 3351579 at Coach Road Farm, Cut Lane, Kirkby, Knowsley, L33 3AJ (Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 27 January 2025 by Inspector Clark J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt and its effect on openness.

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
Postcode
L33 3AJ

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Core Strategy Policy CS5Core Strategy Policy CS8Core Strategy Policy CS17Core Strategy Policy CS19UDP Policy G6
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 110Paragraph 115Paragraph 143Paragraph 154Paragraph 155

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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