®Planning appeal decision
Land Catton Hall , Bradley Lane, Frodsham, Cheshire, WA6 7EX
Planning appeal 3337118 at Land Catton Hall , Bradley Lane, Frodsham, Cheshire, WA6 7EX (Cheshire West and Chester) was dismissed on 23 March 2026 by Inspector Phillips A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies.
the change of use from one dwellinghouse known as The Coach House to two dwellinghouses by the subdivision of part The Coach House, the conversion of single storey garage and the erection of a first floor extension above the garage to form an additional dwellinghouse known as "Newhey" ("the unauthorised development")
- Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Appeal against Enforcement Listed Building Notice/Enforcement Conservation Area Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Phillips A
- Postcode
- WA6 7EX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies
- The effect on the openness of the Green Belt
- Whether the development represents sustainable development for the purposes of the development plan and the Framework
- Whether the works preserve a Grade II listed building, Catton Hall Farmhouse and Attached Shippon, and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses, and whether the works preserve the character and appearance of the area
- Whether any 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 development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt causing substantial harm to openness and considerable harm to a Grade II listed building and its setting, with no very special circumstances or sufficient public benefits to justify approval.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy STRAT9Policy DM21Policy STRAT1Policy STRAT2Policy DM19Policy ENV5Policy ENV6Policy DM3Policy DM47
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 154Paragraph 212Paragraph 213Paragraph 215
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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