®Planning appeal decision
40 Newall Avenue, Sandbach, CW11 4BJ
Planning appeal 3350563 at 40 Newall Avenue, Sandbach, CW11 4BJ (Cheshire East) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 4 December 2025 by Inspector Hitchcock R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the alleged use of the land had changed to include commercial canine business uses and the keeping of dogs (ground b).
‘Without planning permission, the material change of use of the property from a C3 dwelling to a mixed use of C3 dwelling and commercial use for the purposes of dog grooming including microchipping services, a dog fertility clinic, stud dog services, dog breeding and other associated uses and for the keeping of dogs. Erection/alteration of outbuildings A, shaded green on the attached Plan B and outbuilding B shaded blue on the attached Plan B located to the rear of the dwelling which are used in association with the unauthorised uses ’
- Authority
- Cheshire East
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Change of use
- Inspector
- Hitchcock R
- Postcode
- CW11 4BJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the alleged use of the land had changed to include commercial canine business uses and the keeping of dogs (ground b)
- Whether the matters stated in the notice constitute a breach of planning control (ground c)
- Whether the steps required by the notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach (ground f)
- Whether the period for compliance falls short of what should reasonably be allowed (ground g)
What decided it
The extent of commercial canine services, the keeping of 18 dogs, the substantial outbuildings erected for the mixed use, and the resulting material change in the character of the property from residential to mixed commercial use constituted a breach of planning control requiring enforcement action.
The decision letter
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