®Planning appeal decision
Red Barn Hanns Hall Road, NESTON, CH64 7TG
the demolition of existing building and erection of up to 4 new custom self-build dwellings and associated works
- Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Ellison H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposals would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- Whether the appeal site represents a suitable location for housing
- Whether safe access to the site could be achieved
- The effect of the proposals on the character and appearance of the area
- If the proposals are inappropriate development, whether the 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 proposals
What decided it
The proposals constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt causing substantial harm to openness, combined with an unsuitable location outside identified settlements and failure to provide safe access, which together are not outweighed by other considerations to amount to very special circumstances.
Framework references: 142, 153, 154
Plan policies cited: Policy STRAT1, Policy STRAT2, Policy STRAT8, Policy STRAT9, Policy STRAT10, Policy ECON1, Policy ENV6, Policy R1, Policy DM1, Policy DM3, Policy DM5, Policy DM19, Policy DM22, Policy T5
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.