®Planning appeal decision
Land at Brookhouse Road, Sandbach, Cheshire, CW11 1HZ
Full planning application for the relevant demolition of an existing dwelling in a Conservation Area and erection of Class E(a), E(b), E(c), sui generis units and 14 residential units, associated access, car parking and landscaping”
- Authority
- Cheshire East
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- mixed-use · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Stephens K
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the local area bearing in mind the special attention that should be paid to the desirability of preserving the setting of the nearby listed buildings and the extent to which it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Sandbach Conservation Area
What decided it
The harm to the significance of the heritage assets caused by the design, scale, bulk, massing and layout of the proposed development was not outweighed by the public benefits of housing delivery, commercial use and efficient use of previously developed land.
The less than substantial harm to the significance of heritage assets was not outweighed by the public benefits of housing delivery, commercial development and efficient use of previously developed land.
Framework references: 130, 199, 202
Plan policies cited: Policy SD1, Policy SD2, Policy SE1, Policy SE2, Policy SE7, Policy BH4, Policy BH9, Policy H2, Policy HC1
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.