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Beech Cottage, Birtles Hall Birtles Lane, Over Alderley, Macclesfield, SK10 4RU
Planning appeal 3268982 at Beech Cottage, Birtles Hall Birtles Lane, Over Alderley, Macclesfield, SK10 4RU (Cheshire East) was dismissed on 24 September 2021 by Inspector Hockenhull H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would preserve a Grade II listed building, known as Stable Block to the north west of Birtles Hall and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses, and the effect of the proposal on the setting of the Grade II listed Birtles Hall, the Former Haybarn and South and East Terrace Walls in front of Birtles Hall.
an orangery and patio. Appeal B: APP/R0660/Y/21/3268982 Beech Cottage, Birtles Lane, Over Alderley SK10 4RU
- Authority
- Cheshire East
- Appeal type
- other · Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Hockenhull H
- Postcode
- SK10 4RU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would preserve a Grade II listed building, known as Stable Block to the north west of Birtles Hall and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses, and the effect of the proposal on the setting of the Grade II listed Birtles Hall, the Former Haybarn and South and East Terrace Walls in front of Birtles Hall
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupants of neighbouring residential properties with particular regard to privacy
What decided it
The proposal would fail to preserve the special interest of the Grade II listed building and would cause harm to neighbouring residential amenity, conflicting with both heritage conservation requirements and policies protecting residential amenities.
The private benefit of additional living space was outweighed by the considerable harm to the special interest of the listed building and the harm to neighbouring living conditions, with no public benefits identified to justify the heritage harm under paragraph 202 of the NPPF.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SD2Policy SE1Policy SE2Policy SE7Saved Policy BE15Saved Policy BE16Saved Policy DC2Saved Policy DC3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 199Paragraph 202Paragraph 197
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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