®Planning appeal decision
Rainshore House Over Town Lane, ROCHDALE, OL12 7TQ
change of use of dwelling house (Use Class C3) into Special Education Needs School (Use Class F1 (a)); demolition of outbuilding; erection of new single storey classroom building; alterations to existing access and car park; installation of multi-use games area and fencing
- Authority
- Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Change of use
- Inspector
- Senior H
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
- the effect on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt
- the effect on the character and appearance of the area
- 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 does not constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt as it meets the Grey Belt provisions with demonstrable unmet need for special education provision and would be located in a sustainable location with appropriate mitigation measures.
Framework references: 142, 143, 154, 155, 110, 115
Plan policies cited: Policy G4, Policy P1, Policy P2, Policy P3, Policy DM1, Policy JP-P1, Policy JP-G9, Policy JP-G1
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.