®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed9 March 20263376260
The Barn Diglea, Diggle, Oldham, OL3 5LA
two storey dwellinghouse
- Authority
- Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- other · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Unknown
- Inspector
- Major R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether or not the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to its effect upon the Diglea Conservation Area and whether the setting of the nearby listed Prestbury Cottage would be preserved
- if the development is inappropriate, 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 necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness, combined with less than substantial harm to the conservation area and listed building setting, is not clearly outweighed by the moderate public benefits of a single dwelling and limited economic and environmental gains.
Framework references: 11, 73, 83, 142, 143, 153, 154, 155, 212, 213, 215
Plan policies cited: Policy 22, Policy JP-G9, Policy 24, Policy JP-P1
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