®Planning appeal decision
Alma Mill, Crompton Road, Macclesfield, SK11 8DX
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
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
Framework references: 199
Plan policies cited: Policy BE15, Policy BE19, Policy BE 15, Policy SE 1, Policy SD 2, Policy SE 7, Policy BE 17, Policy BE 18, Policy DC3, Policy SD1, Policy DC6
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.