Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to 2 Croft Lane, Knutsford , Cheshire, Nearest Postcode: WA16 8QH
Planning appeal 3309204 at Land Adjacent to 2 Croft Lane, Knutsford , Cheshire, Nearest Postcode: WA16 8QH (Cheshire East) was dismissed on 1 November 2023 by Inspector Veevers A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Legh Road Conservation Area.
1 No. Contemporary House
- Authority
- Cheshire East
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Veevers A
- Postcode
- WA16 8QH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Legh Road Conservation Area
- The effect of the proposal on trees
- Whether the proposal would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to daylight and sunlight
What decided it
The proposal would result in less than substantial but considerable harm to the significance of the Legh Road Conservation Area as a designated heritage asset, and the identified public benefits do not outweigh this harm.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SD1Policy SD2Policy SE1Policy SE4Policy SE5Policy SE7Policy GEN1Policy ENV5Policy ENV6Policy HER1Policy HER3Policy HOU10Policy D1Policy D2Policy D3Policy D4Policy HE2Policy HE3Policy H2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 130Paragraph 131Paragraph 202
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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