Backside Meadow, Lower Thingwall Lane, Thingwall, Wirral, CH61 4XW

Planning appeal 3361030 at Backside Meadow, Lower Thingwall Lane, Thingwall, Wirral, CH61 4XW (Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 29 August 2025 by Inspector Moulton E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

change in use of land from use for equestrian purposes, including the demolition and removal of existing buildings and other structures, to use for the siting of one static caravan, for residential purposes

Authority: Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: caravan-gypsy · Change of use
Inspector: Moulton E
Postcode: CH61 4XW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would be 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 host property and 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 falls within the Green Belt exception 154(g) as previously developed land that would not cause substantial harm to openness, and therefore does not require demonstration of very special circumstances to be acceptable.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: WS 1WS 6WS 7
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 154

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