®Planning appeal decision
The Barn Diglea, Diggle, Oldham, OL3 5LA
Planning appeal 3376260 at The Barn Diglea, Diggle, Oldham, OL3 5LA (Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 9 March 2026 by Inspector Major R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.
two storey dwellinghouse
- Authority
- Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- other · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Unknown
- Inspector
- Major R
- Postcode
- OL3 5LA
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 22Policy JP-G9Policy 24Policy JP-P1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 73Paragraph 83Paragraph 142Paragraph 143Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 155Paragraph 212Paragraph 213Paragraph 215
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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