House plan in Green Belt is rejected

PLANS for a new, two-storey house on Green Belt land in Cross Lane, Croft, have been thrown out by Warrington planning chiefs.

The scheme would  have involved the demolition of an existing house- and planning officers said that the new  property would be materially larger than the old, making it inappropriate in the Green Belt.

In addition, the proposed access to the site would be  detrimental to road safety due to inadequate visibility splays.

An objection was received from the borough council’s transport development control.

The proposed new dwelling would have had five bedrooms, compared with three in the existing property and would also have two front gables with a side wing set back and down from the main dwelling.