Planning appeal decision
Woodmoss Farm , Gore Lane, Alderley Edge, Cheshire , SK9 7SP
Planning appeal 3286936 at Woodmoss Farm , Gore Lane, Alderley Edge, Cheshire , SK9 7SP (Cheshire East) was allowed on 28 March 2022 by Inspector Savage M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded.
use of existing buildings an [sic] associated land for equine purposes
- Authority
- Cheshire East
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Change of use
- Inspector
- Savage M
- Postcode
- SK9 7SP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's decision to refuse a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded
What decided it
The appellant's statutory declaration supported by multiple corroborating statutory declarations from neighbours and local residents, together with photographs and farrier evidence, established on the balance of probabilities that the site had been used for non-commercial horse keeping and breeding for more than 10 years prior to the application date.
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