Hilltop Stables, Georges Lane, Bolton, BL6 6RT

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.

Framework references: 11, 143, 154, 155, 187, 212, 215, 232

Plan policies cited: Policy JP-G9, Policy CG7AP, Policy OA1, Policy HP-P1, Policy JP-P2

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