®Planning appeal decision
White Hall Barn White Hall Lane, Warmingham, Sandbach, CW11 3QJ
Planning appeal 3350130 at White Hall Barn White Hall Lane, Warmingham, Sandbach, CW11 3QJ (Cheshire East) was dismissed on 27 January 2025 by Inspector Bennett T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would be acceptable in principle in this location, having regard to the development plan with regards to the re-use of rural buildings within the open countryside and the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the host building.
for the conversion and extension of a detached outbuilding to form a self-contained, three-bedroom annexe
- Authority
- Cheshire East
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Bennett T
- Postcode
- CW11 3QJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would be acceptable in principle in this location, having regard to the development plan with regards to the re-use of rural buildings within the open countryside and the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the host building
What decided it
The proposed alterations are extensive and not sympathetic to the building's original character and surrounding area, conflicting with the development plan policies governing rural building re-use.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy PG6Policy RUR14Policy RUR11Policy MP1Policy SD1Policy SD2Policy SE1Policy GEN1
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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