Planning appeal decision
Bracken Hill, Mottram Road, Alderley Edge, Cheshire, SK9 7JF
Planning appeal 3264261 at Bracken Hill, Mottram Road, Alderley Edge, Cheshire, SK9 7JF (Cheshire East) was allowed on 27 October 2021 by Inspector Freer P, by written representations.
Certificate of lawful use or development for an orangery to rear of existing house plus outbuilding to provide garaging, pool complex and gym
- Authority
- Cheshire East
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Freer P
- Postcode
- SK9 7JF
What decided it
The Council failed to consider the applicants' evidence holistically, particularly the Statutory Declarations and photographs, and did not substantiate its reason for refusal, thereby acting unreasonably and causing unnecessary expense to the appellants.
What the Inspector cited
- Judgments
- Challenge Fencing Ltd. v SSHCLG [2019] EWHC 553 (Admin)
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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