Planning appeal decision
Racecourse Farm, Rode Street, Tarporley, Cheshire, CW6 0EF
Planning appeal 3336129 at Racecourse Farm, Rode Street, Tarporley, Cheshire, CW6 0EF (Cheshire West and Chester) was dismissed on 13 August 2024 by Inspector Clark J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on highway safety.
Demolition of the existing garage. Development of agricultural/equestrian paddock into 6no. proposed glamping pods and 1no. proposed small meeting room with associated landscaping works and 8no. parking spaces
- Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Clark J
- Postcode
- CW6 0EF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on highway safety
- the effect of the proposal on protected species, in particular bats
What decided it
The lack of convincing evidence to demonstrate safe highway access and the absence of required bat surveys to establish protected species presence before determination meant the harms to highway safety and potential impacts on bats could not be overcome by the economic benefits.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy STRAT 10Policy T5Policy ENV 4Policy DM 44
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 114Paragraph 15
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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