®Planning appeal decision
Gatley Golf Club, Styal Road, Gatley, Cheadle, SK8 3TW
Planning appeal 3349825 at Gatley Golf Club, Styal Road, Gatley, Cheadle, SK8 3TW (Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 7 January 2025 by Inspector Wilkinson S, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the appeal scheme on the provision of open space and recreational facilities.
outline planning permission (access only) for up to 278 dwellings, retention of the existing Heald Green Community Theatre building, retention of the existing Clubhouse to facilitate its use as a community hub (sui generis) for flexible uses within Use Class E (a)(b)(e)(g(i)) and Class F2 (a)(b) (The combined retail and shop sales within Use Classes E(a) and F2(a) to be limited to a maximum of 200sqm net floorspace), associated landscaping and open space and all user access from Pymgate Lane, Grasmere Road and Troutbeck Road and non-motorised user access from Styal Grove, Yew Tree Grove and Rose Vale Park
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Wilkinson S
- Postcode
- SK8 3TW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the appeal scheme on the provision of open space and recreational facilities.
What decided it
The severe shortfall in the Council's five-year housing land supply (1.56-1.77 years) engaged the tilted balance, and the substantial benefits of housing delivery were found to outweigh the moderate harm from conflict with open space policies.
moderate weight to the conflict with policies UOS1.2 and CS8 was outweighed by substantial weight to housing and affordable housing benefits, moderate weight to economic and biodiversity net gain benefits, and significant weight to the realistic fallback position, such that the adverse impacts did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy UOS1.2Policy CS8Policy H-3L1.2SIE-2SIE-3SIE-1T-1CS9Policy NE1.3Core Strategy policy SD-3Policy SD-6
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 57Paragraph 58Paragraph 103Paragraph 104Paragraph 117Paragraph 187Paragraph 211Paragraph 216Paragraph 232
- Judgments
- Brommel vs Reading BBC and the SoS for Education
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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