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Allowed26 April 20243332932

Chestnut Farmhouse, Tarvin Road, Frodsham, Cheshire, WA6 6XN

Planning appeal 3332932 at Chestnut Farmhouse, Tarvin Road, Frodsham, Cheshire, WA6 6XN (Cheshire West and Chester) was allowed on 26 April 2024 by Inspector Billings C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site represents a suitable location for a dwelling, having regard to development plan policy and the Framework.

change of use of building to detached dwellinghouse

Authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Billings C
Postcode
WA6 6XN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the site represents a suitable location for a dwelling, having regard to development plan policy and the Framework

What decided it

The building is of permanent and substantial construction, currently redundant and disused, and meets all five criteria of Policy DM 22 of the Local Plan, making it appropriate development in the Green Belt that would not harm the character of the countryside.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy STRAT 1Policy STRAT 9Policy STRAT 8Policy STRAT 10Policy DM 22Policy R1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 143

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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