Big Stone Cottage, Middlewich Road, Cranage, Crewe, CW4 8HG

Planning appeal 3286002 at Big Stone Cottage, Middlewich Road, Cranage, Crewe, CW4 8HG (Cheshire East) was dismissed on 19 May 2022 by Inspector Caine M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for new housing.

‘Demolition of two Dwellings and Ancillary Outbuildings, Removal of Trees, Erection of Four New Houses, Access, Landscaping and Infrastructure.’

Authority: Cheshire East
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Caine M
Postcode: CW4 8HG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for new housing
The effect of the proposed development on the efficiency of Jodrell Bank Radio Telescope

What decided it

The proposal conflicts with the development plan policies PG6 and SE 14 and there are no material considerations of sufficient weight to indicate a decision otherwise in accordance with the development plan.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy PS8 of the Congleton Borough Local Plan 2005Policy H6 of the Congleton Borough Local Plan 2005Policy S14 of the Cheshire East Local Plan Strategy 2010-2030 (2017)Policy SE 14 of the Cheshire East Local Plan Strategy 2010-2030 (2017)Policy PG6 of the Cheshire East Local Plan Strategy 2010-2030 (2017)Policy PS10 of the Congleton Borough Local Plan 2005Policy SE2 of the Cheshire East Local Plan Strategy 2010-2030 (2017)

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