®Planning appeal decision
Hilltop Stables, Georges Lane, Bolton, BL6 6RT
Planning appeal 3351766 at Hilltop Stables, Georges Lane, Bolton, BL6 6RT (Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 8 April 2025 by Inspector Veevers A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the Framework and relevant development plan policies, including its effects on the openness of the Green Belt.
demolition of 2no stable blocks together with erection of 1no bungalow, reinstatement of a dry stone wall and the creation of an area for tree planting
- Authority
- Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Veevers A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the Framework and relevant development plan policies, including its effects on the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, with special attention to the CA and landscape setting
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the significance of the Conservation Area, which would not be outweighed by the identified public benefits, was the decisive factor in dismissing the appeal.
The less than substantial harm to the significance of the Conservation Area was not outweighed by the public benefits of housing land supply contribution, economic benefits, dry stone wall reinstatement, and tree planting.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy JP-G9Policy CG7APPolicy OA1Policy HP-P1Policy JP-P2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 143Paragraph 154Paragraph 155Paragraph 187Paragraph 212Paragraph 215Paragraph 232
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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