Planning appeal decision
Brooklan, Englesea Brook Lane, Englesea Brook, Cheshire, CW2 5QW
Planning appeal 3295734 at Brooklan, Englesea Brook Lane, Englesea Brook, Cheshire, CW2 5QW (Cheshire East) was dismissed on 23 September 2022 by Inspector Stephens K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and the development plan.
Change of use for primary residential purposes
- Authority
- Cheshire East
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Stephens K
- Postcode
- CW2 5QW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and the development plan
- The effect of the appeal development on the openness of the Green Belt and purposes of including land within it
- If the proposed development constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt, whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations which amount to very special circumstances required to justify a grant of planning permission
What decided it
The proposed alterations and extensions would reduce the openness of the Green Belt and conflict with its purposes, constituting inappropriate development that cannot be justified by the modest benefits offered.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy NE1Policy PG3Policy PG6Policy SE1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149Paragraph 150
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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