Planning appeal decision
Meadow View Nurseries, Upper Raby Road, Neston, CH64 7TY
Planning appeal 3345167 at Meadow View Nurseries, Upper Raby Road, Neston, CH64 7TY (Cheshire West and Chester) was dismissed on 30 September 2024 by Inspector Hartley S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development is inappropriate development within the Green Belt including its impact upon openness.
the erection of a new single storey dwelling (with room in roof space) on land adjacent to existing property
- Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hartley S
- Postcode
- CH64 7TY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development is inappropriate development within the Green Belt including its impact upon openness
- Whether the proposal would provide a suitable site for housing, having regard to the proximity of services and sustainable modes of transport
- If the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to very special circumstances to justify development
What decided it
The proposed development constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would cause harm to openness and would not be sustainably located, and these harms are not clearly outweighed by other considerations amounting to very special circumstances.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy STRAT 9Policy STRAT1Policy STRAT2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 152Paragraph 154Paragraph 142
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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