Planning appeal decision
Greenwood Farm, The Village, Burton, Neston, CH64 5TQ
Planning appeal 3299690 at Greenwood Farm, The Village, Burton, Neston, CH64 5TQ (Cheshire West and Chester) was dismissed on 25 January 2023 by Inspector Rafiq F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the siting, design and external appearance of the proposed development on the living conditions of surrounding residential occupiers with regard to outlook and noise and disturbance.
a steel portal frame agricultural building for the storage of animal feedstuffs
- Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Rafiq F
- Postcode
- CH64 5TQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the siting, design and external appearance of the proposed development on the living conditions of surrounding residential occupiers with regard to outlook and noise and disturbance
What decided it
The siting and scale of the proposed building would result in an unacceptable overbearing impact on the neighbouring residential property's garden amenity space and could generate significant noise and disturbance from delivery activity without adequate controls.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SOC 5Policy DM 2Policy DM6
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 130
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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