®Planning appeal decision
Land opposite 41 Arthur Lane, Ainsworth, BOLTON, BL2 5PR
Replacement of stables by a bungalow
- Authority
- Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Heron E
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 relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- whether harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposal would cause substantial harm to the openness of the Green Belt and would significantly harm the character and appearance of the area, and these harms are not outweighed by the moderate benefits of one additional dwelling or the limited weight of the fallback position.
the substantial harm to the Green Belt and harm to character and appearance outweighed the moderate social and economic benefits of one additional dwelling and the limited weight of the fallback position, such that very special circumstances do not exist
Framework references: 11, 154, 155
Plan policies cited: Policy OL1/2, Policy H1/2, Policy EN1/1, Policy EN9/1, Policy JP-G9
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.