Grimsditch Farm, Damson Lane, Mobberley, WA16 7HY

the ‘Conversion of a storage building into a 4 bedroom holiday let.’

Authority: Cheshire East
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Other minor developments
Inspector: Hitchcock R

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the revised National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the Mobberley Conservation Area
whether or not the proposal would preserve the setting of a nearby Grade II Listed Building at Damhead House
the effect on protected species
whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt and fails to preserve the character and appearance of the Conservation Area, and these harms are not clearly outweighed by other considerations to establish very special circumstances.

Framework references: 150, 202

Plan policies cited: Policy PG3, Policy SE1, Policy SD2, Policy SE7, Policy SE3, Policy DC2

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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