®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjoining Marton Green, Clay Lane, Marton, Winsford, Cheshire, CW7 2QE
a four-bedroom dormer bungalow, with front and rear garden areas, parking for 2 cars and provision for turning vehicles within the site
- Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Bromley N
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development accords with the development plan strategy for housing and would be in a sustainable location
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposed development on biodiversity, with particular regard to protected species
What decided it
The proposal conflicts with the development plan strategy for housing and sustainability requirements, and there are no material considerations that outweigh the identified harm to character and appearance and uncertainty regarding biodiversity impacts.
The limited weight given to housing supply provision and social/economic benefits during construction and occupancy, and the acknowledged personal circumstances of the appellant's family, were outweighed by the conflicts with development plan policies, the unacceptable harm to rural character and appearance, and the failure to demonstrate that protected species would not be harmed.
Framework references: 84, 139
Plan policies cited: Policy STRAT1, Policy STRAT2, Policy STRAT9, Policy DM19, Policy DM24, Policy DM25, Policy ENV6, Policy DM3, Policy ENV4, Policy DM44, Policy 1 of the Whitegate and Marton Neighbourhood Plan 2015-2030
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.