®Planning appeal decision
Land adjacent to 51 Main Road, Goostrey, Cheshire, CW4 8LH
the erection of 2 office (Use Class B1) buildings with associated servicing and carparking
- Authority
- Cheshire East
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Minor offices/R&D/light industry
- Inspector
- Hitchcock R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the Jodrell Bank Observatory (JBO)
- existing trees and hedgerows
- whether or not the site is a suitable location for the proposed development
What decided it
The harm to the integrity and function of the Jodrell Bank Observatory, a World Heritage Site of the highest significance, could not be outweighed by the employment and sustainability benefits of the proposal.
Framework references: 11, 55, 56, 202
Plan policies cited: Policy PS10 of the Congleton Borough Local Plan First Review 2005, Policy SE14 of the Cheshire East Local Plan Strategy 2010-2030, Policy SE5 of the Cheshire East Local Plan Strategy 2010-2030, Policy PG6 of the Cheshire East Local Plan Strategy 2010-2030, Policy EG2 of the Cheshire East Local Plan Strategy 2010-2030, Policy EG1 of the Cheshire East Local Plan Strategy 2010-2030, Policy SD1 of the Cheshire East Local Plan Strategy 2010-2030, Policy SD2 of the Cheshire East Local Plan Strategy 2010-2030, Policy SC2 of the Goostrey Neighbourhood Plan, Policy EB2 of the Goostrey Neighbourhood Plan, Policy VDLC3 of the Goostrey Neighbourhood Plan, Policy PG9 of the Site Allocations and Development Plan Policies Document, Policy RUR10 of the Site Allocations and Development Plan Policies Document, Policy HER9 of the Site Allocations and Development Plan Policies Document, Policy ENV6 of the Site Allocations and Development Plan Policies Document
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.