Planning appeal decision
3 Fairmead, Legh Road, Knutsford, WA16 8LS
Planning appeal 3269782 at 3 Fairmead, Legh Road, Knutsford, WA16 8LS (Cheshire East) was dismissed on 7 June 2021 by Inspector Martinson P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development would preserve or enhance the Legh Road Conservation Area.
garage refurbishment and new two-storey extension to provide annexe for the house owner’s elderly parents
- Authority
- Cheshire East
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Martinson P
- Postcode
- WA16 8LS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development would preserve or enhance the Legh Road Conservation Area
What decided it
The less-than-substantial harm to the character and appearance of the Legh Road Conservation Area caused by the incongruous design and forward projection of the extension significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest public benefits and moderate personal circumstances advanced in support of the appeal.
The modest public benefit of reducing pressure on supported living accommodation and the moderate personal benefit to the appellant and her parents were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the less-than-substantial harm to the conservation area
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- SE1SE7SD2DC2BE13D1HE2HE3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 196
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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