Issue - meetings

Planning permission refused.

Registered speakers: Robert Burns (objector) and Steven Hoyle (applicant)

RESOLVED (unanimously) – That planning permission be refused for the reasons in the report as set out below;

1)    In accordance with Paragraph 87 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), the proposed dwelling constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt. Inappropriate development is, by definition, harmful to the Green Belt and should not be approved except in very special circumstances. In accordance with the paragraph 88 of the NPPF, substantial weight is given to any harm to the Green Belt. ‘Very special circumstances’ will not exist unless the potential harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations. No very special circumstances have been presented to outweigh the harm to the Green belt. The proposed development is therefore contrary to the National Planning Policy Framework and the Chorley Local Plan 2012 – 2026.

2)    The proposal would not maintain or enhance the appearance of the previously developed land and so conflicts with policy BNE5 of the Adopted Chorley Local Plan 2012-2026.