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Dismissed24 June 20223291472

Hooton Grange Garage, Hooton Crossroads, Hooton, Wirral, CH66 6AQ

Planning appeal 3291472 at Hooton Grange Garage, Hooton Crossroads, Hooton, Wirral, CH66 6AQ (Cheshire West and Chester) was dismissed on 24 June 2022 by Inspector Dakeyne M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal represents inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

an application for outline planning permission for domestic dwellings to replace the present commercial activities operating from this site

Authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Dakeyne M
Postcode
CH66 6AQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal represents inappropriate development in the Green Belt
  • The effect on the character and appearance of the area
  • Whether the use would result in a sustainable pattern of development, with particular reference to accessibility to services
  • The effect on highway safety
  • The effect on biodiversity
  • Whether any harm to the Green Belt and any other harm is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to constitute very special circumstances

What decided it

The substantial weight given to inappropriate Green Belt development and the other identified harms (character and appearance, unsustainable location, highway safety, and biodiversity loss) were not clearly outweighed by the economic and social benefits of new housing, meaning very special circumstances did not exist to justify the development.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy STRAT 9Policy STRAT 1Policy STRAT 2Policy STRAT 10Policy R1Policy ENV4Policy DM44Policy DM45Policy T5
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 149

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