®Planning appeal decision
The Chetwode Arms, Street Lane, Whitley , Cheshire, WA4 4EN
Planning appeal 3296851 at The Chetwode Arms, Street Lane, Whitley , Cheshire, WA4 4EN (Cheshire West and Chester) was dismissed on 21 September 2022 by Inspector Ellison H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
the erection of one detached dwelling (Use Class C3) on land to north of existing public house (Sui Generis), creation of access off Street Lane, with associated hard and soft landscaping, including the reconfiguration of the public house car park
- Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Ellison H
- Postcode
- WA4 4EN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposal on the character or appearance of the Lower Whitley Conservation Area and the setting of adjacent heritage assets
- Whether the appeal site represents a suitable location for the proposal
- If found to be inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations and if so, whether this amounts to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposal fails to constitute very special circumstances as the limited benefits do not clearly outweigh the substantial harm to the Green Belt, the significant harm to the character and appearance of the Conservation Area, and the unsuitability of the location for residential development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy STRAT1Policy STRAT2Policy STRAT9Policy ENV5Policy ENV6Policy DM3Policy DM19Policy DM46Policy DM47Policy DM48
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 8Paragraph 137Paragraph 138Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 149Paragraph 150Paragraph 219
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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