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Dismissed26 March 20253356880

Westward Ho, Mount Road, Higher Bebington, Wirral, CH63 6HB

Planning appeal 3356880 at Westward Ho, Mount Road, Higher Bebington, Wirral, CH63 6HB (Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 26 March 2025 by Inspector Dale A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would amount to inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

a single-storey front extension

Authority
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Dale A
Postcode
CH63 6HB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would amount to inappropriate development in the Green Belt
  • If the development would be inappropriate in the Green Belt, whether the 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 cumulative floorspace additions to the original building, which already more than doubled its size, meant the proposed extension would result in disproportionate additions contrary to Green Belt policy, and no very special circumstances existed to justify the inappropriate development.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
UDP Policy GB5SPG11
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 154

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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