®Planning appeal decision
Land off Hind Heath Road, Wheelock, Sandbach, Cheshire, CW11 3LG
Planning appeal 3270883 at Land off Hind Heath Road, Wheelock, Sandbach, Cheshire, CW11 3LG (Cheshire East) was dismissed on 26 January 2022 by Inspector Ollerenshaw M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site would represent a suitable location for housing, having regard to the housing strategy for the area, and the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.
Stage 1 Permission in Principle for the erection of up to 9 no. self and custom-build dwellings
- Authority
- Cheshire East
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Ollerenshaw M
- Postcode
- CW11 3LG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site would represent a suitable location for housing, having regard to the housing strategy for the area, and the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The site's location outside the settlement boundary in the Open Countryside and Area of Separation, combined with the significant harm to rural character and appearance, means the proposal fails to accord with the development plan and the modest benefits do not outweigh this harm.
the limited benefits of housing supply and self-build provision were outweighed by the significant harm to the character and appearance of the countryside and the clear conflict with development plan policies protecting the open countryside and area of separation
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy PG6 of the Cheshire East Local Plan Strategy (2017)saved Policy PS8 of the Congleton Borough Local Plan 2005Policy PC3 of the Sandbach Neighbourhood Development Plan (2016)Policy PC1 of the Sandbach Neighbourhood Development Plan (2016)Policy SC6 of the Cheshire East Local Plan Strategy
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 48Paragraph 64Paragraph 65
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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