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Allowed19 December 20233321078

The Old Rectory, Church Lane, Gawsworth, MACCLESFIELD, CHESHIRE, SK11 9RJ

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

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.

Framework references: 202

Plan policies cited: Policy RUR11, Policy SD2, Policy SE1, Policy GEN1, Policy HOU11, Policy SE7, Policy HER1, Policy HER4

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