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Dismissed19 December 20243343561

Glebe Farm, Knutsford Road, Holmes Chapel, Cheshire, CW4 8EF

Planning appeal 3343561 at Glebe Farm, Knutsford Road, Holmes Chapel, Cheshire, CW4 8EF (Cheshire East) was dismissed on 19 December 2024 by Inspector Major R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for the B8 use with regard to local and national planning policies for development in the countryside.

B8 use classification on commercial employment site”

Authority
Cheshire East
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Other minor developments
Inspector
Major R
Postcode
CW4 8EF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for the B8 use with regard to local and national planning policies for development in the countryside
  • The effect of the use upon the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The B8 use does not comply with development plan policies restricting countryside development to essential uses or specified exceptions, and causes unacceptable harm to rural character and appearance that cannot be justified by local economic benefits or comparison with other nearby commercial uses.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SD1Policy EG2Policy PG6Policy SE1Policy SD2Policy SE2Policy RUR10Policy GEN1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 88Paragraph 89

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