®Planning appeal decision
Land to the rear of 409 Chester Road, Woodford, Stockport, Cheshire, SK7 1QP
Demolition of all existing buildings on the site and erection of a single detached dwelling with means of access off Chester Road
- Authority
- Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Bromley N
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies, including assessing the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the 'very special circumstances' required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposal would have a significantly greater impact on the openness of the Green Belt than the existing development and would not constitute limited infilling, making it inappropriate development that cannot be justified by very special circumstances.
the contribution to housing supply and custom and self-build provision (moderate weight) did not clearly outweigh the substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and loss of openness
Framework references: 11, 142, 153, 154, 225
Plan policies cited: Policy DEV1 of the Woodford Neighbourhood Plan 2019, saved policies GBA1.1, GBA1.2 and GBA1.5 of the Stockport Unitary Development Plan 2006
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.