®Planning appeal decision
24 Sandy Lane, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK10 4RJ
Planning appeal 3297123 at 24 Sandy Lane, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK10 4RJ (Cheshire East) was dismissed on 5 October 2022 by Inspector Ellis D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development for the purposes of development plan policy and the National Planning Policy Framework, including the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the dwellinghouse, its wider setting and the countryside with particular regards to its prominence.
an extension remodel of an existing 2-storey bungalow
- Authority
- Cheshire East
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Ellis D
- Postcode
- SK10 4RJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development for the purposes of development plan policy and the National Planning Policy Framework, including the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the dwellinghouse, its wider setting and the countryside with particular regards to its prominence
- the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- if the proposal would be inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify it
What decided it
The proposal would result in a disproportionate 73% increase in volume substantially exceeding the 30% policy threshold, with prominent design features that would harm the character and appearance of the Green Belt and countryside, and no other considerations clearly outweighed this harm.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy PG3Policy GC1Policy GC12Policy SD2Policy SE1Policy DC2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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