®Planning appeal decision
Land To The North Of Fox Covert Lane, Chester, Cheshire, CH2 4HB
the erection of a stable building and associated hardstanding and fencing (part retrospective) without complying with conditions attached to planning permission Ref 20/04679/FUL, dated 16 April 2021
- Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Watson S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the variation of condition No 2 would result in inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- Whether any 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 proposal would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt with no very special circumstances to justify it, as the extended hardstanding would be excessive for the scale of the equestrian use and would harm openness.
Framework references: 147, 148, 149, 150, 130
Plan policies cited: Policy STRAT9, Policy STRAT 9, Policy ENV2, Policy ENV6, Policy GBC2, Policy DM3, Policy DM8
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