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Allowed18 October 20213272922

Mottram Wood Farm Smithy Lane, Mottram St. Andrew, Macclesfield, SK10 4QJ

Planning appeal 3272922 at Mottram Wood Farm Smithy Lane, Mottram St. Andrew, Macclesfield, SK10 4QJ (Cheshire East) was allowed on 18 October 2021 by Inspector Watson S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

a cabin for use for agricultural processing of alpaca wool in association with alpaca breeding enterprise

Authority
Cheshire East
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
agricultural · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector
Watson S
Postcode
SK10 4QJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies

What decided it

The proposal constitutes an agricultural use that falls within the exception to inappropriate development in the Green Belt under Paragraph 149(a) of the Framework and complies with relevant local policies.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy GC1 of the Macclesfield Borough Local PlanPolicy PG3 of the Cheshire East Local Plan: Local Plan Strategy 2010-2030
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 149

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