Land off Carr Lane, Diggle, Oldham, OL3 5ND

Planning appeal 3363497 at Land off Carr Lane, Diggle, Oldham, OL3 5ND (Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 10 October 2025 by Inspector Felgate J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effects of the development on the green belt.

the erection of a detached dwelling with associated landscaping

Authority: Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Felgate J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effects of the development on the green belt
the effects on the settings of nearby listed buildings
whether the appeal site is a suitable location in terms of its accessibility by a choice of modes of transport
the merits of the proposed design
any other benefits of the scheme
whether the harm to the green belt including the harm by reason of inappropriateness, together with any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by the scheme's benefits, so as to amount to the 'very special circumstances' needed to justify such development in terms of green belt policy

What decided it

The combined substantial weight of harm to the green belt, great weight of harm to listed building settings, and significant weight of accessibility deficiencies cannot be clearly outweighed by the scheme's benefits to amount to very special circumstances.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy 22Policy JP-G9Policy 24Policy JP-P2Policy 1Policy 3Policy 5Policy JP-Strat6
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 142Paragraph 153Paragraph 212Paragraph 213Paragraph 215Paragraph 110Paragraph 84Paragraph 139

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