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Dismissed22 October 20213274056

Hallmark Hotel Manchester Airport, Stanley Road, Handforth, SK9 3LD

Planning appeal 3274056 at Hallmark Hotel Manchester Airport, Stanley Road, Handforth, SK9 3LD (Cheshire East) was dismissed on 22 October 2021 by Inspector Morgan R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt, including the effect on openness.

reconfiguration of existing car park to deliver more efficient layout and extension of car park to south east to provide 178 additional car parking spaces

Authority
Cheshire East
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Other Major Developments
Inspector
Morgan R
Postcode
SK9 3LD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt, including the effect on openness
  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to trees
  • whether sufficient information has been provided to assess the effect of the proposal on protected species
  • whether the access and parking arrangements would be satisfactory
  • if the development is inappropriate, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify it

What decided it

The substantial harm to the Green Belt through loss of openness, combined with harm to character and appearance through tree loss, was not outweighed by the moderate economic benefits, as very special circumstances were not demonstrated.

The substantial harm to the Green Belt and harm to character and appearance were not outweighed by the moderate economic benefits; very special circumstances do not exist.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy PG 3Policy SE4Policy SE5Policy H9Policy H11Policy SE 3Policy CO4Saved Policy DC6
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 149Paragraph 150Paragraph 131

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