Planning appeal decision
Dodcott Grange, Lodmore Lane, Burleydam, SY13 4BQ
Planning appeal 3267809 at Dodcott Grange, Lodmore Lane, Burleydam, SY13 4BQ (Cheshire East) was dismissed on 14 June 2021 by Inspector Hatfield T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development would accord with planning policy for development in the open countryside.
conversion of an agricultural building
- Authority
- Cheshire East
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hatfield T
- Postcode
- SY13 4BQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development would accord with planning policy for development in the open countryside
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the host property and the surrounding area
What decided it
The development would require extensive alterations amounting to construction of a new dwelling within the shell of the existing structure, contrary to Policy PG 6, and would significantly harm the character and appearance of the host property and surrounding area.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy PG 6 of the Cheshire East Local Plan Strategy (2017)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 79
- Judgments
- Hibbitt and another v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and another [2016] EWHC 2853 (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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