®Planning appeal decision
Land off Blakelow Road, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 7ED
Planning appeal 3277035 at Land off Blakelow Road, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 7ED (Cheshire East) was dismissed on 13 October 2021 by Inspector Russell M, 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 Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
construction of one dwelling and associated works
- Authority
- Cheshire East
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Russell M
- Postcode
- SK11 7ED
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect on the openness of the Green Belt
- If the proposal would be 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 the development
What decided it
The substantial weight attached to inappropriate development in the Green Belt and moderate harm to openness was not clearly outweighed by the modest benefits of housing delivery and local economic contribution.
The substantial weight to be given to Green Belt harm by reason of inappropriateness, in addition to moderate harm to openness, was not clearly outweighed by the limited but important contribution to housing requirements and modest economic benefits, and therefore very special circumstances do not exist.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy PG3 (Green Belt) of the Cheshire East Local Plan Strategy (2017)Saved Policy GC1 of the Macclesfield Borough Local Plan (2004)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 137Paragraph 148Paragraph 149Paragraph 150
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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