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Dismissed8 February 20243316753

Chapel Lane, Ledsham, Cheshire, CH1 6EZ

Planning appeal 3316753 at Chapel Lane, Ledsham, Cheshire, CH1 6EZ (Cheshire West and Chester) was dismissed on 8 February 2024 by Inspector Moulton E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development is inappropriate in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

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
Postcode
CH1 6EZ

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy STRAT9Policy STRAT10Policy T5Policy ENV4Policy DM44
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 155

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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