®Planning appeal decision
Honford Hall, South Acre Drive, Handforth, WILMSLOW, Cheshire, SK9 3HN
change of use of Honford Hall from community hall (Class F2(b)) to sui generis use incorporating indoor sport, recreation and fitness (Class E(d)) and community use (Class F2(b))
- Authority
- Cheshire East
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Ollerenshaw M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would result in the unacceptable loss of a community facility
What decided it
The appellants satisfied criterion 3 of Policy H5 by demonstrating through marketing evidence and underutilisation data that there is a lack of need for the facility on a full-time basis, and the proposed part-time community use secured by conditions would not result in unacceptable loss of community facility.
Framework references: 97
Plan policies cited: Handforth Neighbourhood Plan Policy H5, Cheshire East Local Plan Strategy Policy SC3, Cheshire East Site Allocations and Development Policies Document Policy REC5
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