®Planning appeal decision
Land to the southern side of Cragg Road, Chadderton, Oldham, OL1 2RX
the demolition of existing outbuildings and erection of 4 no. detached dwellings with associated landscaping
- Authority
- Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Symmons J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to any relevant development plan policies and the Framework, including where relevant, the effect on openness and purpose
- the proposal's effect on existing trees
- the proposal's effect on highway safety
- if the proposal is found to be inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the development
What decided it
The proposal fails to meet the exception in Paragraph 155 of the Framework because the Council can demonstrate a 6.7-year housing land supply and the Housing Delivery Test result exceeds 75 per cent, meaning there is no demonstrable unmet housing need to justify inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
The substantial weight given to harm to the Green Belt openness and purpose, combined with unacceptable harm to existing trees, clearly outweighs the limited to moderate weight of housing supply benefits, economic benefits and other positive considerations, such that very special circumstances have not been demonstrated.
Framework references: 11, 110, 115, 143, 153, 154, 155, 156
Plan policies cited: Policy 22 of the Oldham Local Development Framework Development Plan Document – Joint Core Strategy and Development Management Policies 2011, Policy JP-G9 of the Places for Everyone Joint Development Plan 2022–2039, Policy D1.5 of the Oldham Local Development Framework Development Plan Document – Joint Core Strategy and Development Management Policies 2011, Policy JP-G7 of the Places for Everyone Joint Development Plan 2022–2039, Policy 9 of the Oldham Local Development Framework Development Plan Document – Joint Core Strategy and Development Management Policies 2011, Policy JP-C8 of the Places for Everyone Joint Development Plan 2022–2039, Policy JP-H1 of the Places for Everyone Joint Development Plan 2022–2039
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.