®Planning appeal decision
Canalside Farm, Wood Lane East, Adlington, Cheshire, SK10 4PH
Planning appeal 3279765 at Canalside Farm, Wood Lane East, Adlington, Cheshire, SK10 4PH (Cheshire East) was dismissed on 15 December 2021 by Inspector Caine M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework 2021 and development plan policy.
change of use to open a petting farm and café, and a residential lodge under the caravan act 1968 legislation
- Authority
- Cheshire East
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Minor retail and services
- Inspector
- Caine M
- Postcode
- SK10 4PH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework 2021 and development plan policy
- Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Macclesfield Canal Conservation Area and the setting of Canal Bridge 18, which is a Grade II listed building
- If the proposal would be inappropriate development, whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to very special circumstances necessary to justify it
What decided it
The substantial weight given to harm to Green Belt openness and the failure of limited public benefits to outweigh less than substantial but significant harm to designated heritage assets meant very special circumstances were not established.
The harm to Green Belt openness and heritage assets was not outweighed by the limited educational, therapeutic and wellbeing benefits claimed, which lacked substantive supporting evidence from relevant organisations.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GC1Policy PG 3Policy SE 1Policy SD 2Policy SE 5Policy SE 7
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 138Paragraph 149Paragraph 150Paragraph 199Paragraph 200Paragraph 202
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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