®Planning appeal decision
Land off Newcastle Road, Hough, CW2 5JQ
Stage 1 Permission in Principle for the erection of up to 5 no. self and custom-build dwellings
- Authority
- Cheshire East
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wraight G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location and the proposed land use
What decided it
The significant harm to character and appearance caused by extending the settlement into open countryside and eroding the defined green gap, combined with the failure to accord with development plan policies restricting countryside development, outweighs the limited benefits of housing delivery and self-build provision.
The benefits of five new dwellings and self-build and custom-build housing, which carry only limited weight, do not outweigh the significant harm to character and appearance and the conflict with the development plan.
Framework references: 11, 62, 65, 174
Plan policies cited: Policy PG 6 of the Cheshire East Local Plan Strategy 2017, Policy H1 of the Wybunbury Combined Parishes Neighbourhood Plan 2010-2030, Policy GG1 of the Wybunbury Combined Parishes Neighbourhood Plan 2010-2030, Policy SD 1 of the Cheshire East Local Plan Strategy 2017, Policy SD 2 of the Cheshire East Local Plan Strategy 2017, Policy CO 1 of the Cheshire East Local Plan Strategy 2017, Policy TRAN.3 of the Crewe and Nantwich Replacement Local Plan 2005, Policy E5 of the Wybunbury Combined Parishes Neighbourhood Plan 2010-2030, Policy SC 6 of the Cheshire East Local Plan Strategy 2017
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.