Planning appeal decision
The Paddock, Wervin Road, Wervin, Chester, CH2 4BP
Planning appeal 3344347 at The Paddock, Wervin Road, Wervin, Chester, CH2 4BP (Cheshire West and Chester) was dismissed on 2 September 2024 by Inspector Winnard K, 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.
the construction of front boundary walls with timber gate access into the property
- Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Winnard K
- Postcode
- CH2 4BP
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
- The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt and on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be outweighed by other considerations to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the proposal
What decided it
The development constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt causing substantial harm to openness and unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the rural area, with no very special circumstances to justify it.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ENV6Policy DM21Policy DM3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 154
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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