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Alsager Court Care Centre, Sandbach Road North, Church Lawton, Stoke-on-Trent, Cheshire, ST7 3RG
Planning appeal 3273762 at Alsager Court Care Centre, Sandbach Road North, Church Lawton, Stoke-on-Trent, Cheshire, ST7 3RG (Cheshire East) was dismissed on 14 October 2021 by Inspector Taylor K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site forms a suitable location for residential development having regard to national and local Planning Policies.
demolition of an existing care home and the erection of thirteen dwellings and access drive
- Authority
- Cheshire East
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Taylor K
- Postcode
- ST7 3RG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site forms a suitable location for residential development having regard to national and local Planning Policies
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to design and layout
- whether the proposal would make adequate provision for affordable housing and other infrastructure contributions
What decided it
The proposal conflicts with the development plan as a whole on three independent grounds—unsustainable location, poor design and layout, and inadequate affordable housing and infrastructure contributions—and no material considerations outweigh this conflict.
The modest benefits of housing delivery, economic benefits and site regeneration were outweighed by the substantial harm arising from the unsustainable location, poor design and layout, and failure to provide adequate affordable housing and infrastructure contributions.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SD1Policy SD2Policy SE1Policy SC5Policy IN1Policy IN2Policy SC2Policy SE6Saved Policy GR15
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 48Paragraph 57Paragraph 58Paragraph 130
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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