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Allowed19 December 20233321078

The Old Rectory, Church Lane, Gawsworth, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 9RJ

Planning appeal 3321078 at The Old Rectory, Church Lane, Gawsworth, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 9RJ (Cheshire East) was allowed on 19 December 2023 by Inspector Smith A, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the proposed works and development would preserve the Grade I listed building known as 'The Old Rectory' and any features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses.

single storey semi-subterranean rear extension with internal alterations

Authority
Cheshire East
Appeal type
householder · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Smith A
Postcode
SK11 9RJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether or not the proposed works and development would preserve the Grade I listed building known as 'The Old Rectory' and any features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses

What decided it

The public benefits of returning the long-vacant Grade I listed building to active, viable use outweighed the less than substantial harm identified to its heritage significance.

The public benefits of the scheme, attracting considerable weight, outweighed the less than substantial harm caused to the heritage significance of The Old Rectory.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy RUR11Policy SD2Policy SE1Policy GEN1Policy HOU11Policy SE7Policy HER1Policy HER4
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 202

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