®Planning appeal decision
Split Decision20 June 20223282460
Land at Meadow Lodge, Clamhunger Lane, Mere, Knutsford, Cheshire, WA16 6QG
the construction of one infill dwelling with detached garage and access
- Authority
- Cheshire East
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Savage M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal scheme is inappropriate development in the green belt having regard to the revised framework and relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the appeal scheme on the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect of the appeal scheme on the character and appearance of the area
- 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 required to justify the appeal scheme
What decided it
The proposed dwelling would constitute limited infilling within a village under paragraph 149 of the NPPF and therefore would not be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, notwithstanding the relatively generous gap between existing buildings.
Framework references: 149, 180, 112
Plan policies cited: Policy PG3, Policy GC1, Policy SE1, Policy SE4, Policy SD2, Policy GC12
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.