Planning appeal decision
107 - 109 Manchester Road, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 2JH
Planning appeal 3264480 at 107 - 109 Manchester Road, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 2JH (Cheshire East) was allowed on 10 November 2021 by Inspector Dean S, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
the “Demolition of existing buildings and construction of a 60 bedroom care home (Use Class C2), with associated access, parking, landscaping and site infrastructure
- Authority
- Cheshire East
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- community-institutional · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Dean S
- Postcode
- SK9 2JH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- whether there is a proven need for the proposal
What decided it
The Inspector concluded that the proposal caused no harm to character and appearance and that a proven need for the care home had been demonstrated under Policy SC4, so the scheme accorded with the development plan as a whole.
the minor conflict with Policy NE6 regarding tree retention was outweighed by the proposal's compliance with other development plan policies and its agreed benefits, such that the proposal complied with the development plan taken as a whole
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy H12Policy NE6Policy SC4Policy SP2Policy SE1Policy SD2Policy DC41
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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