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Dismissed30 March 20223277537

Church House, Pump Lane, Churton, Chester, CH3 6LR

Planning appeal 3277537 at Church House, Pump Lane, Churton, Chester, CH3 6LR (Cheshire West and Chester) was dismissed on 30 March 2022 by Inspector Rafiq F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The principle of the proposed development with specific regard to its location and the Council's development strategy.

a ‘proposed new dwelling to the land north of Church House, Pump Lane, Churton

Authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Rafiq F
Postcode
CH3 6LR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The principle of the proposed development with specific regard to its location and the Council's development strategy

What decided it

The appeal site is located in the countryside outside the Council's settlement hierarchy and the proposed development does not meet the policy exceptions or the high design standards required by the Framework to justify countryside development.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
STRAT 2STRAT 8STRAT 9Policy R 1Policy DM 24
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 78Paragraph 79Paragraph 80Paragraph 134

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