®Planning appeal decision
STABLES ADJACENT TO COMMON FOLD FARM, CUMBERMERE LANE, TYLDESLEY, LANCASHIRE, M29 8ND
replacement stable building, storage building ancillary to the stables and an exercise arena
- Authority
- Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Major R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether or not the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- if the development is inappropriate, 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 necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The relocation of the stable building to a currently undeveloped part of the site would extend built development into the countryside and cause moderate harm to Green Belt openness and rural character, which was not clearly outweighed by the limited benefits advanced.
Framework references: 11, 153, 154, 155
Plan policies cited: Policy JP-G9 of the Places for Everyone Joint Development Plan Document (2024), Policy CP10 of the Wigan Local Plan Core Strategy (2013)
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.