®Planning appeal decision
Land next to Woodbridge, Benty Heath Lane, Willaston, CH64 1SD
the erection of a single family house (with solar panels, landscaping, waste, recycling and cycle storage)
- Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Nilsson A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies, including the effect on openness
- Whether or not the appeal site is in an appropriate location for housing development having regard to development plan policy and the settlement strategy
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, with specific regard to trees
- The effect of the proposed development on biodiversity
- If the proposed development is inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the development
What decided it
The proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt causing significant harm to openness, and the modest benefits do not clearly outweigh this harm to constitute very special circumstances.
Framework references: 11, 152, 153, 154
Plan policies cited: Policy STRAT1, Policy STRAT2, Policy STRAT8, Policy STRAT9, Policy DM19, Policy ENV2, Policy ENV3, Policy ENV4, Policy GBC2, Policy DM44, Policy DM45
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.