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Allowed6 December 20223291801

Alma Mill, Crompton Road, Macclesfield, SK11 8DX

Planning appeal 3291801 at Alma Mill, Crompton Road, Macclesfield, SK11 8DX (Cheshire East) was allowed on 6 December 2022 by Inspector Webb B, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effects of the scheme on designated heritage assets, including whether it would preserve a Grade II listed building (Alma Mill) and any features of special architectural or historic interest which it possesses, and, in relation to Appeal A, whether the scheme would preserve the setting of the adjacent Grade II listed building (Crompton Road Mill).

extension and change of use of vacant mill into 24 self- contained apartments with associated car parking. Appeal B: APP/R0660/Y/22/3291803 Alma Mill, Crompton Road, Macclesfield SK11 8DX

Authority
Cheshire East
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Webb B
Postcode
SK11 8DX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effects of the scheme on designated heritage assets, including whether it would preserve a Grade II listed building (Alma Mill) and any features of special architectural or historic interest which it possesses, and, in relation to Appeal A, whether the scheme would preserve the setting of the adjacent Grade II listed building (Crompton Road Mill)
  • the effects of the development on the living conditions of occupants of 39 Crompton Road and 1 Pownall Cottage in relation to outlook
  • the effect of the development on highways safety in relation to parking

What decided it

the substantial conservation benefit of securing the optimum viable use of the listed building clearly and convincingly outweighed the less than substantial harm to its significance, particularly given that the realistic alternative was complete loss of the building

the conservation benefits of securing the optimum viable use of the listed building were substantial and clearly and convincingly outweighed the less than substantial harm to the significance of the listed building, howsoever that harm was classified

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy BE15Policy BE19Policy BE 15Policy SE 1Policy SD 2Policy SE 7Policy BE 17Policy BE 18Policy DC3Policy SD1Policy DC6
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 199

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