Land adjoining Plane Trees Farm, Bradley Fold Road, Ainsworth, BL2 5QR

Authority: Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type: Planning
Procedure: Written
Development: leisure-sport
Postcode: BL2 5QR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt with regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
the effect of the development on highway safety
whether harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm is outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to very special circumstances required to justify the development

What decided it

The development's failure to preserve Green Belt openness, combined with harm to character and appearance and highway safety concerns, could not be outweighed by modest benefits, and very special circumstances did not exist.

Framework references: 11, 154, 116

Plan policies cited: Policy OL1/2, Policy OL4/7, Policy JP-G9, Policy JP-G1, Policy EN1/2, Policy JP-C8, Policy JP-C5, Policy JP-S4

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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