®Planning appeal decision
Cypress House, South Acre Drive, Handforth, SK9 3HN
a redevelopment to form 39 No. apartments for older people (sixty years of age and/or partner over fifty five years of age), guest apartment, communal facilities, car parking and landscaping
- Authority
- Cheshire East
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Wilkinson S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether or not the proposed development is acceptable or not regarding both national and local policies
What decided it
The substantial benefits of the scheme, particularly the provision of specialist accommodation for older people, outweighed the Council's claimed harm to character and appearance, which the Inspector found largely not to arise.
the substantial and moderate benefits of the scheme, including specialist older persons housing and efficient re-use of previously developed land, outweighed the Council's claimed adverse impact on character and appearance, tipping the balance in favour of allowing the appeal
Framework references: 57
Plan policies cited: Policy SD2, Policy SE4, Policy H8, Policy H11, Policy SC5, Policy IN2
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