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Allowed2 March 20263374731

Finger Post Farm, Burtonwood Road, Burtonwood, Warrington, WA5 4DG

Planning appeal 3374731 at Finger Post Farm, Burtonwood Road, Burtonwood, Warrington, WA5 4DG (Warrington Borough Council) was allowed on 2 March 2026 by Inspector Moulton E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the condition is necessary and reasonable having regard to the location of the site outside of an existing Employment Area and the Town Centre.

change of use of barn to office without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 2022/42493, dated 1 September 2023

Authority
Warrington Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Minor offices/R&D/light industry
Inspector
Moulton E
Postcode
WA5 4DG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the condition is necessary and reasonable having regard to the location of the site outside of an existing Employment Area and the Town Centre

What decided it

The restriction to the named applicant's business was not necessary and reasonable given the site's location outside an existing Employment Area and Town Centre, and its removal would not conflict with Policy DEV4.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DEV4
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 88Paragraph 89

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