®Planning appeal decision
Leigh View Barns, Cuddington Lane, Cuddington, Northwich, CW8 2WD
conversion and extension of a traditional barn to a dwelling, including the demolition of existing modern farm buildings and associated development
- Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Taylor K
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the host building
- The effect of the proposal on the interests of protecting and safeguarding biodiversity, having particular regard to bats
- If the proposal is inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt with disproportionate additions to the original barn, combined with appreciable harm to openness, character and appearance of the host building, and failure to satisfy the Habitats Regulations tests for protected species, with no very special circumstances to justify approval.
The harms arising from inappropriate development in the Green Belt, loss of openness, harm to character and appearance of the host building, and breach of protected species regulations were not clearly outweighed by the limited economic and social benefits, heritage considerations, or removal of unattractive farm buildings, and very special circumstances did not exist.
Framework references: 11, 137, 147, 149, 116
Plan policies cited: Policy STRAT9, Policy DM22, Policy ENV4, Policy DM44
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.