Planning appeal decision
Poplar Farm / Leigh View Barns, Cuddington Lane, Cuddington, Northwich, CW8 2SZ
Planning appeal 3330025 at Poplar Farm / Leigh View Barns, Cuddington Lane, Cuddington, Northwich, CW8 2SZ (Cheshire West and Chester) was dismissed on 31 May 2024 by Inspector Senior H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the disputed condition is reasonable and necessary, having regard to whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
Amendment to application 15/02524/FUL for conversion of agricultural building to 3No dwellings, erection of 3 garages, demolition of redundant buildings, and associated works without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 17/00954/FUL dated 21 August 2017
- Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Senior H
- Postcode
- CW8 2SZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the disputed condition is reasonable and necessary, having regard to whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- The effect on the openness of the Green Belt
- 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 proposal
What decided it
The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would harm openness, and the other considerations put forward do not clearly outweigh this harm to amount to very special circumstances.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy STRAT9Policy DM21
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 142Paragraph 143Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 155
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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