Heathcroft Tiverton Heath, Tiverton, TARPORLEY, CW6 9HN

demolition of existing buildings and construction of single storey bungalow utilising existing access

Authority: Cheshire West and Chester
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Manchester S

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, proposed land use and the amount of development

What decided it

The site's unsustainable location in open countryside remote from services and facilities, combined with the proposal's harmful impact on rural character and appearance, conflicts with the development plan and cannot be justified.

The limited housing contribution was outweighed by the conflicts with the development plan regarding location sustainability and rural character harm, with the five-year housing land supply position meaning the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.

Plan policies cited: STRAT1, STRAT2, STRAT9, DM19, ENV6, DM3, BE3

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