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Allowed29 January 20243313892

Land South of Old Mill Road, Sandbach, Cheshire, CW11 4HJ

Planning appeal 3313892 at Land South of Old Mill Road, Sandbach, Cheshire, CW11 4HJ (Cheshire East) was allowed on 29 January 2024 by Inspector Ware P, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.

Reserved matters approval (access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) pursuant to outline planning permission ref 14/1193C for erection of 160 dwellings, car parking, public open space and associated works

Authority
Cheshire East
Appeal type
other · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
residential · Unknown
Inspector
Ware P

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
  • The extent to which the proposed open space/Neighbourhood Area of Play (NEAP) would be sufficiently integrated with the development so as to discourage anti-social behaviour.
  • The effect of the proposal on the users of footpath 17
  • Whether the mix of housing is appropriate having regard to local housing need and the need to create mixed and balanced communities

What decided it

The Secretary of State's finding that the scheme accorded with the development plan as a whole, reinforced by moderate weight for design policy compliance and limited weight for landscaping and footpath benefits, with no identified conflicts outweighing these factors.

the moderate weight given to accordance of the design with local design policies, together with limited weight for new tree/hedgerow planting and footpath 17 benefits, and neutral weight for the NEAP location and housing mix, combined with overall accordance with the development plan, indicated that permission should be granted

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
CELPS policy PG2CELPS policy SD1CELPS policy SD2CELPS policy SE1CELPS policy SE6CELPS policy SC4SADPD policy HOU1SADPD policy INF1SNP policy H2SNP policy H3SNP policy PC5
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 56

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