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Dismissed4 September 20253356528

Summit View Cabin, Salley Street, Calderbank Road, Littleborough, OL15 9NG

Planning appeal 3356528 at Summit View Cabin, Salley Street, Calderbank Road, Littleborough, OL15 9NG (Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 4 September 2025 by Inspector Senior H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

erection of a detached building for use as holiday let accommodation, the installation of an underground septic tank and associated landscaping works

Authority
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Minor retail and services
Inspector
Senior H
Postcode
OL15 9NG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
  • the effect on the openness of the Green Belt
  • whether the proposal makes adequate provision for the disposal of sewage
  • 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 required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt, and the moderate benefits from tourism, economic activity, and biodiversity net gain do not clearly outweigh the substantial harm to the Green Belt, so very special circumstances have not been demonstrated.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy JP-G9 of the Places for Everyone Joint Development Plan Document (2024)Policy EM/8 of the Rochdale Unitary Development PlanPolicy G8 of the Rochdale Core Strategy (2016)
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 142Paragraph 143Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 155Paragraph 216

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