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Dismissed21 August 20233316324

Land off London Road, Holmes Chapel, CW4 8AX

Planning appeal 3316324 at Land off London Road, Holmes Chapel, CW4 8AX (Cheshire East) was dismissed on 21 August 2023 by Inspector Housden S, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the site is a suitable location for the proposed development, having regard to the policies for the location of development in the Borough.

Residential development of 25 no. dwellings including associated infrastructure and landscaping

Authority
Cheshire East
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Housden S
Postcode
CW4 8AX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether or not the site is a suitable location for the proposed development, having regard to the policies for the location of development in the Borough
  • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of Holmes Chapel and the countryside in the vicinity of the appeal site

What decided it

The proposal's conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy (location outside the settlement boundary in the open countryside), reinforced by moderate harm to rural character, was not outweighed by the housing and other benefits.

Significant weight for housing and affordable housing delivery, moderate weight for economic benefits and limited weight for s106 community contributions were outweighed by the very substantial weight against the scheme arising from conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy and moderate harm to the character and appearance of the countryside.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy PS8 (Open Countryside)SADPD Policy PG9SADPD Policy REC1LPS Policy PG2LPS Policy PG6LPS Policy PG7LPS Policy SE3LPS Policy SE4LPS Policy SE6LPS Policy SE14LPS Policy SC5LPS Policy IN1LPS Policy IN2LPS Policy SD1LPS Policy SC1LPS Policy SC2LPS Policy SC3LPS Policy HOU8LPS Policy LC5NP Policy HOU01NP Policy HOU1NP Policy HOU02NP Policy HOU2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 60Paragraph 57Paragraph 125
Judgments
R (Derwent Holdings Ltd) v Trafford BC [2011] EWCA Civ 832

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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