®Planning appeal decision
Elm Beds Caravan Park, Elm Beds Road, Poynton, STOCKPORT, SK12 1TG
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
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.
Framework references: 142, 143, 153, 154, 155, 208
Plan policies cited: Policy PG3, Policy PG6, Policy SE1, Policy SD2, Policy SE4, Policy SD1, Policy EG2, Policy HER3, Policy GEN1, Policy RUR8, Policy RUR9, Policy INF3, Policy RUR2, Policy EGB6, Policy EGB15
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