Land Adjacent to Cox Green Quarries, Cox Green Road, Egerton, BL7 9HA

Planning appeal 3360114 at Land Adjacent to Cox Green Quarries, Cox Green Road, Egerton, BL7 9HA (Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 27 August 2025 by Inspector Williams K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be in a suitable location having regard to local policies.

Erection of 2 no. detached dwellings

Authority: Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Williams K
Postcode: BL7 9HA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposal would be in a suitable location having regard to local policies
the effect of the proposal on Open Access Land
the effect of the proposal upon highway safety, with particular regard to the access arrangements into the site

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, combined with the proposal's small but important contribution to housing supply in a relatively accessible location, outweighed the limited harm from policy conflicts and loss of Open Access Land.

The adverse impacts of granting permission, comprising limited weight policy conflicts and limited weight loss of Open Access Land, would not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the cumulative benefits of boosting housing supply and limited economic benefits in the context of a 3.7 year housing land supply.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy CG6APPolicy OA5.1Policy OA5Policy JP-C8
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 105

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