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Allowed19 January 20243314797

The Sutton Gamekeeper, Hollin Lane, Sutton, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 0HL

Planning appeal 3314797 at The Sutton Gamekeeper, Hollin Lane, Sutton, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 0HL (Cheshire East) was allowed on 19 January 2024 by Inspector Moore J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would result in the unnecessary loss of a viable community facility.

conversion of public house (Sui Generis) into two dwellings (Use Class C3) including associated external alterations, extensions, and carports

Authority
Cheshire East
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Moore J
Postcode
SK11 0HL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would result in the unnecessary loss of a viable community facility

What decided it

The demonstration through viability evidence that the public house use is no longer viable, combined with the availability of suitable alternative public house provision within reasonable walking distance, means the proposal would not result in the unnecessary loss of a viable community facility.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy EG2 of the Cheshire East Local Plan Strategy 2017Policy REC5 of the Cheshire East Local Plan Site Allocations and Development Policies Document 2022
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 97

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