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Notice varied and upheld21 October 20253334254

Land Lying to the North West of Pedley House Lane, Great Warford, Knutsford, WA16 7SP

Planning appeal 3334254 at Land Lying to the North West of Pedley House Lane, Great Warford, Knutsford, WA16 7SP (Cheshire East) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 21 October 2025 by Inspector Merrett R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework.

Without planning permission the material change of use of the land from agricultural to mixed use comprising agricultural use, the deposit / storage / processing of aggregates, soil and material, and the parking/ storage of construction vehicles / plant and equipment. Together with the erection of a building, the siting of storage containers, trailers, and the formation of areas of hard standing

Authority
Cheshire East
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector
Merrett R

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework
  • If the proposed development is inappropriate, whether the harm to the Green Belt by way of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development

What decided it

The proposed mixed use development would fail to preserve the openness of the Green Belt in spatial terms and no very special circumstances were demonstrated to justify inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy PG 3 of the Cheshire East Local Plan Strategy 2017Policy EG 2 of the Cheshire East Local Plan Strategy 2017Policy RUR 2 of the Cheshire East Local Plan Site Allocations and Development Policies Document 2022Policy RUR 10 of the Cheshire East Local Plan Site Allocations and Development Policies Document 2022
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 142Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 155

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