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Dismissed8 August 20243338540

403 Cheadle Road, Cheddleton, Leek, ST13 7BH

Planning appeal 3338540 at 403 Cheadle Road, Cheddleton, Leek, ST13 7BH (Staffordshire Moorlands District Council) was dismissed on 8 August 2024 by Inspector McCormack A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.

demolition of existing attached garage and erection of 4 detached dwellings and replacement garage

Authority
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
McCormack A
Postcode
ST13 7BH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
  • the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with regard to an overbearing development, privacy and outlook

What decided it

The cumulative significant harms to character and appearance, residential amenity for both existing and future occupiers, and practical difficulties with parking and access outweighed the benefits of the scheme and the presumption in favour of windfall development in larger villages.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
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