®Planning appeal decision
Land North of Bass Lane, Manchester Road, Walmersley, (In the Visinity of the Half Way House Cafe) , Bury , BL9 5NB
Planning appeal 3375135 at Land North of Bass Lane, Manchester Road, Walmersley, (In the Visinity of the Half Way House Cafe) , Bury , BL9 5NB (Bury Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 29 January 2026 by Inspector Hunter A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the location, the proposed land use and the amount of development are suitable, having regard to whether the proposal would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt, considering the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies, including where necessary, the effect on openness.
Permission in principle for a minimum of 7 dwellings and a maximum of 9 dwellings
- Authority
- Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hunter A
- Postcode
- BL9 5NB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the location, the proposed land use and the amount of development are suitable, having regard to whether the proposal would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt, considering the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies, including where necessary, the effect on openness
- If relevant, 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 appeal site qualifies as grey belt land meeting all four criteria of paragraph 155 of the Framework, which takes precedence over the more restrictive development plan policies.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy JP-G8Policy OL1/2Policy JP-C1Policy JP-C8
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 142Paragraph 154Paragraph 155Paragraph 143Paragraph 110Paragraph 115
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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