Planning appeal decision
Blackmare House Chester Road, Little Budworth, Tarpoley, CW6 9EX
Planning appeal 3291244 at Blackmare House Chester Road, Little Budworth, Tarpoley, CW6 9EX (Cheshire West and Chester) was dismissed on 25 May 2022 by Inspector Hitchcock R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the site provides a suitable location for holiday accommodation.
a development of eight luxury holiday lodges
- Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Hitchcock R
- Postcode
- CW6 9EX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the site provides a suitable location for holiday accommodation
- The effect on trees
What decided it
The proposal's conflict with the development plan's strategy to direct development to sustainable locations and protect countryside character, combined with the inability to retain significant trees without adverse effects on their health, meant the identified harms outweighed any economic benefits.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- STRAT 1STRAT 2STRAT 9ECON 3ENV 6DM 3DM 9DM 45
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 56
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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