®Planning appeal decision
Canalside Farm, Wood Lane East, Adlington, Cheshire, SK10 4PH
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
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.
Framework references: 138, 149, 150, 199, 200, 202
Plan policies cited: Policy GC1, Policy PG 3, Policy SE 1, Policy SD 2, Policy SE 5, Policy SE 7
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.