Planning appeal decision
Former Council Depot, Buxton Road West, Disley, SK12 2AD
Planning appeal 3273039 at Former Council Depot, Buxton Road West, Disley, SK12 2AD (Cheshire East) was dismissed on 5 August 2022 by Inspector Shrimplin R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal is inappropriate development in terms of Green Belt policies and, if so, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness together with any other harm would be clearly outweighed by other considerations amounting to very special circumstances.
described in the application form as the “erection of a single 4 bedroom zero carbon detached dwelling on a former council depot site”
- Authority
- Cheshire East
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Shrimplin R
- Postcode
- SK12 2AD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal is inappropriate development in terms of Green Belt policies and, if so, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness together with any other harm would be clearly outweighed by other considerations amounting to very special circumstances
What decided it
The undoubted merits of the design and zero-carbon construction do not constitute very special circumstances sufficient to clearly outweigh the harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and loss of openness.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy PG3Policy CG1Policy SE1Policy SE2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 149Paragraph 80
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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