Planning appeal decision
Land at Olllershaw Lane, Marston, Northwich , Cheshire, CW9 6ES
Planning appeal 3261735 at Land at Olllershaw Lane, Marston, Northwich , Cheshire, CW9 6ES (Cheshire West and Chester) was allowed on 4 June 2021 by Inspector Sturgess M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
Erection of a cattle shed (steel framed, metal clad building, 9m wide by 8m high and 24m in width)
- Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Sturgess M
- Postcode
- CW9 6ES
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- whether there is an operational need for the proposed development in connection with the agricultural enterprise
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the proposed development would affect highway safety in terms of its provision for parking and access to the site
What decided it
The proposal is an agricultural building for which an operational need has been demonstrated in connection with the appellant's wider agricultural enterprise, and it is not inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy STRAT9Policy DM6Policy T5
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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