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Allowed12 January 20243323794

Land Adjacent to Quarnford, Towers Road, Poynton, Stockport, Cheshire, SK12 1DF

Planning appeal 3323794 at Land Adjacent to Quarnford, Towers Road, Poynton, Stockport, Cheshire, SK12 1DF (Cheshire East) was allowed on 12 January 2024 by Inspector Watson S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

erection of a pair of semi-detached dwellings with associated parking and landscaping

Authority
Cheshire East
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Watson S
Postcode
SK12 1DF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
  • The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area

What decided it

The proposal qualifies as limited infilling within a settlement under NPPF paragraph 154(e) and is therefore not inappropriate development in the Green Belt, which is the fundamental policy test.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy PG3Policy PG2Policy PG10Policy SD2Policy SE1Policy GEN1Policy HOU10
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 152Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 155Paragraph 135

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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