®Planning appeal decision
Chapel Lane, Ledsham, Cheshire, CH1 6EZ
the change of use of land from agricultural to become a dog park (change of use only) (Re-submission of 19/03727/FUL)
- Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Moulton E
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development is inappropriate in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- Highway safety with particular regard to the adequacy of visibility from the access and parking provision
- The effect of the proposed development on European protected species and habitats, with specific regard to Great Crested Newts
- Whether the 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 development
What decided it
The substantial harm to the Green Belt through loss of openness and conflict with Green Belt purposes, combined with highway safety concerns and unresolved protected species impacts, was not clearly outweighed by the limited benefits of the dog park facility.
Framework references: 153, 154, 155
Plan policies cited: Policy STRAT9, Policy STRAT10, Policy T5, Policy ENV4, Policy DM44
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.