Planning appeal decision
Wood Lane End Farm Wood Lane North, Adlington, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK10 4PF
Planning appeal 3303882 at Wood Lane End Farm Wood Lane North, Adlington, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK10 4PF (Cheshire East) was dismissed on 23 February 2023 by Inspector Rafferty C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
the erection of a detached dwelling with associated access and landscaping following the partial demolition of existing outbuilding
- Authority
- Cheshire East
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Rafferty C
- Postcode
- SK10 4PQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy 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 necessary to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposal would have a greater impact on the openness of the Green Belt than the existing development due to increased volume and spread of built form, and therefore fails to meet the exceptions in NPPF paragraph 149 necessary to justify development in the Green Belt.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy PG3Policy PG10Policy RUR13Policy PG6
- 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.
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