Planning appeal decision
Cheshires Nurseries, Salters Lane, Siddington, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 9LH
Planning appeal 3340824 at Cheshires Nurseries, Salters Lane, Siddington, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 9LH (Cheshire East) was dismissed on 21 May 2025 by Inspector Ollerenshaw M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the development, having regard to local planning policies.
without planning permission, the unauthorised material change of use of land from a horticultural nursery to a timber merchant, together with the erection of fencing and gates
- Authority
- Cheshire East
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Major offices/R&D/light industry
- Inspector
- Ollerenshaw M
- Postcode
- SK11 9LH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the development, having regard to local planning policies
What decided it
The appeal site is located in open countryside where the proposed timber merchant use does not fall within the exceptions to Policy PG6, and the appellants have not demonstrated that the nature of the business requires a countryside location or that alternative more sustainable sites have been comprehensively assessed.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy PG6Policy MP1Policy SD1Policy SD2Policy RUR10
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 89
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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