®Planning appeal decision
498 Preston Road, Standish, Wigan, WN6 0QA
Planning appeal 3356599 at 498 Preston Road, Standish, Wigan, WN6 0QA (Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 8 May 2025 by Inspector Hughes L, 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 National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies, including the effect of the proposal on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt.
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- Authority
- Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Hughes L
- Postcode
- WN6 0QA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies, including the effect of the proposal on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposal on the setting of Old Seven Stars Farmhouse, a Grade II Listed Building
- whether sufficient evidence has been provided to demonstrate an acceptable net gain in biodiversity
- whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would reduce openness and harm the setting of a listed building, with no public benefits to outweigh the identified harms and no very special circumstances to justify the development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy JP-G9Policy CP10Policy CP11Policy JP-P2Policy JP-G8
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 154Paragraph 154bParagraph 154hParagraph 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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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