Planning appeal decision
Elm Beds Caravan Park, Elm Beds Road, Poynton, Stockport, SK12 1TG
Planning appeal 3343259 at Elm Beds Caravan Park, Elm Beds Road, Poynton, Stockport, SK12 1TG (Cheshire East) was dismissed on 4 October 2024 by Inspector Ellison H, 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 National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
the change of use from class A (to include camping and touring caravans) to mixed use A & C (to include camping, touring and static caravans)
- Authority
- Cheshire East
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Ellison H
- Postcode
- SK12 1TG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposal on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the site represents a suitable location for the proposal
- the effect of the proposal on highway safety
- if the proposal is inappropriate development, whether the 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 constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt causing moderate harm to openness and harm to the character and appearance of the area and the setting of a conservation area, with insufficient other considerations to clearly outweigh this harm and justify very special circumstances.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy PG3Policy PG6Policy SE1Policy SD2Policy SE4Policy SD1Policy EG2Policy HER3Policy GEN1Policy RUR8Policy RUR9Policy INF3Policy RUR2Policy EGB6Policy EGB15
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 142Paragraph 143Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 155Paragraph 208
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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