®Planning appeal decision
Land to the Rear of 409 Chester Road, Woodford, Stockport, Cheshire, SK7 1QP
Planning appeal 3342848 at Land to the Rear of 409 Chester Road, Woodford, Stockport, Cheshire, SK7 1QP (Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 23 October 2024 by Inspector Bromley N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.
Demolition of all existing buildings on the site and erection of a single detached dwelling with means of access off Chester Road
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Bromley N
- Postcode
- SK7 1QP
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
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DEV1 of the Woodford Neighbourhood Plan 2019saved policies GBA1.1, GBA1.2 and GBA1.5 of the Stockport Unitary Development Plan 2006
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 142Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 225
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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