Forest Yard, Salters Lane, Siddington, Cheshire, SK11 9LH

Planning appeal 3310871 at Forest Yard, Salters Lane, Siddington, Cheshire, SK11 9LH (Cheshire East) was dismissed on 21 April 2023 by Inspector Gunn J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would be acceptable in principle in this location, having regard to local planning policy with regards to the location of employment development within the open countryside.

Change in use of land and buildings from a redundant horticultural nursery to a timber merchant

Authority: Cheshire East
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: employment-industrial · Minor offices/R&D/light industry
Inspector: Gunn J
Postcode: SK11 9LH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposed development would be acceptable in principle in this location, having regard to local planning policy with regards to the location of employment development within the open countryside
The effect of the development on the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties, with particular regard to noise and disturbance

What decided it

The development conflicts with local planning policies protecting the open countryside because the timber merchant business does not meet the requirement that a countryside location be essential, and no substantive evidence was provided to demonstrate that alternative sites could not meet the appellants' requirements.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy PG6 of the CELPSPolicy MP1 of the CELPSPolicy SD1 of the CELPSPolicy SD2 of the CELPSPolicy RUR10 of the SADPDPolicy SE12 of the CELPSPolicy RUR10.2.iii of the SADPDPolicy HOU12 of the SADPD
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 81Paragraph 84

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