®Planning appeal decision
1 Maggotts Nook Road, Rainford, Merseyside, WA11 8PJ
application for the change of use of a small element of agricultural land to residential garden, a new vehicular access to the highway with associated boundary wall, installation of hardstanding and the construction of outbuildings comprising of a potting shed, garage and summerhouse
- Authority
- St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Bromley N
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal scheme would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies, including assessing the effect of the appeal scheme on the openness of the Green Belt
- if the appeal scheme is found to be inappropriate development, 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 scheme
What decided it
The substantial harm arising from inappropriate development in the Green Belt and loss of openness was not clearly outweighed by other considerations, and very special circumstances did not exist to justify the scheme.
Framework references: 143, 153, 154
Plan policies cited: Policy LPA01, Policy LPD05
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