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Split Decision11 June 20213262921

Meadow Lodge Clamhunger Lane, Mere, Knutsford, Cheshire, WA16 6QG

Planning appeal 3262921 at Meadow Lodge Clamhunger Lane, Mere, Knutsford, Cheshire, WA16 6QG (Cheshire East) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 11 June 2021 by Inspector Owen A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the developments are inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the revised National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies.

Alteration to roof of dwelling, creation of new access and gateway, extension to residential site and creation of hardstanding for parking and turning

Authority
Cheshire East
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Other minor developments
Inspector
Owen A
Postcode
WA16 6QG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the developments are inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the revised National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies
  • The effects on the openness of the Green Belt
  • The effects on the character and appearance of the site and the area
  • Is the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, clearly outweighed by other considerations. If so, does this amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The gateway and garage were inappropriate development in the Green Belt with no other considerations that clearly outweighed the identified harms, and no very special circumstances existed to justify them.

For the gateway and garage, the harm by reason of inappropriateness and harm to openness was not clearly outweighed by other considerations, and no very special circumstances were found to exist.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy PG3 of the Cheshire East Local Plan StrategyPolicy GC1 of the Macclesfield Borough Local PlanPolicy GC12 of the Macclesfield Borough Local PlanPolicy SD2 of the Cheshire East Local Plan StrategyPolicy SE1 of the Cheshire East Local Plan StrategyPolicy SE4 of the Cheshire East Local Plan Strategy
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 145Paragraph 146Paragraph 143Paragraph 144

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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