®Planning appeal decision
Meadowgate Farm, Cob Kiln Lane, Urmston, Trafford, M41 9JT
erection of children's nursery with associated parking and play areas and wider site amendments, following demolition of existing buildings and stables and alterations to existing access along Cob Kiln Lane
- Authority
- Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Hughes L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (2024) and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether other considerations clearly outweigh the harm to the Green Belt and any other harm so as to amount to very special circumstances
What decided it
The failure to demonstrate a demonstrable unmet need for nursery provision under Framework paragraph 155(b), combined with the considerable harm to Green Belt openness and significant harm to character and appearance, meant that very special circumstances did not exist to justify the inappropriate development.
Framework references: 11, 100, 142, 153, 154, 155
Plan policies cited: Trafford Core Strategy Policy R4, Places for Everyone Joint Development Plan Document Policy JP-G9, Places for Everyone Joint Development Plan Document Policy JP-G1, Places for Everyone Joint Development Plan Document Policy JP-P1, Trafford Supplementary Planning Document 7
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.