8 Princess Road, Allostock, Knutsford, Cheshire, WA16 9LP

Construction of a new single dwelling, a dormer bungalow

Authority: Cheshire West and Chester
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Caine M

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would provide a suitable site for housing with particular reference to its location and accessibility to local services and facilities
The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The proposal's location outside an identified settlement in the countryside, combined with the lack of local services and facilities and the material harm to character and appearance through its unbalanced design, means it conflicts with the development plan and cannot be justified.

The modest contribution to housing supply and sustainable design measures were outweighed by the conflict with the development plan's settlement hierarchy, lack of accessibility to services, and material harm to character and appearance.

Framework references: 105

Plan policies cited: STRAT 1, STRAT 2, STRAT 8, STRAT 9, R 1, DM 19, ENV 6, DM 3

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