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Dismissed9 June 20266002330

Croppers Farm, Croppers Lane, Bickerstaffe, L39 9EJ

Planning appeal 6002330 at Croppers Farm, Croppers Lane, Bickerstaffe, L39 9EJ (West Lancashire District Council) was dismissed on 9 June 2026 by Inspector John Morrison, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the scheme is inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

Erection of outbuilding to create habitable space ancillary to main house

Authority
West Lancashire District Council
Appeal type
Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Inspector
John Morrison
Postcode
L39 9EJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the scheme is inappropriate development in the Green Belt
  • Its effect on the openness of the Green Belt
  • 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 substantial weight attracted by the Green Belt harms of inappropriateness and loss of openness was not clearly outweighed by other considerations, such that very special circumstances do not exist to justify the development.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy GN1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 153Paragraph 154

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