®Planning appeal decision
Adlington Golf Centre, London Road, Adlington, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK10 4NG
Planning appeal 3302555 at Adlington Golf Centre, London Road, Adlington, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK10 4NG (Cheshire East) was allowed on 13 December 2022 by Inspector Hitchcock R, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the revised Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
the ‘Construction of an Adventure Golf Course with associated works
- Authority
- Cheshire East
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Hitchcock R
- Postcode
- SK10 4NG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the revised Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The significant cumulative recreational, economic, accessibility and biodiversity benefits of the scheme were found to clearly outweigh the moderate harm to Green Belt openness, establishing the very special circumstances required.
the significant cumulative benefits of the scheme (outdoor recreation, accessibility, economic, tourism and biodiversity benefits) outweighed the moderate harm to the openness of the Green Belt, so that very special circumstances existed to justify the inappropriate development
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy RUR6Policy GC1Policy PG3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149Paragraph 150Paragraph 145Paragraph 56Paragraph 219
- Judgments
- Europa Oil and Gas Limited v SSCLG [2013] EWHC 2643 (Admin); R (on the application of, Samuel Smith Old Brewery (Tadcaster) and others) (Respondents) v North Yorkshire County Council (Appellant) [2020] UKSC; Euro Garages Ltd v SSCLG & Anor [2018] EWCH 1753 (admin)
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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