Planning appeal decision
Land Off Greaves Road, Greaves Road, Wilmslow, SK9 5LW
Planning appeal 3311738 at Land Off Greaves Road, Greaves Road, Wilmslow, SK9 5LW (Cheshire East) was dismissed on 14 April 2023 by Inspector Stephens K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt.
erection of one underground dwelling
- Authority
- Cheshire East
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Stephens K
- Postcode
- SK9 5LW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- 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 harm to Green Belt openness and inappropriateness of the development were not clearly outweighed by other considerations, and very special circumstances do not exist to justify the proposal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- LPS Policy PG6LPS Policy PG3SADPD Policy PG10
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149Paragraph 148Paragraph 80
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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