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Dismissed14 June 20213267809

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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