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The Homestead Brereton Heath Lane, Brereton Heath, Congleton, CW12 4SZ
Planning appeal 3351564 at The Homestead Brereton Heath Lane, Brereton Heath, Congleton, CW12 4SZ (Cheshire East) was dismissed on 2 June 2025 by Inspector Worden M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is an appropriate location for the proposed development having regard to relevant local and national planning policies relating to new development in the countryside.
Construction of an accessible, low-energy detached dwelling on land to the rear of The Homestead, Brereton Heath Lane, Brereton Heath
- Authority
- Cheshire East
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Worden M
- Postcode
- CW12 4SZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is an appropriate location for the proposed development having regard to relevant local and national planning policies relating to new development in the countryside
- Whether the proposal would provide adequate mitigation to protected species
What decided it
The proposal would not constitute exceptional design and sustainable development as required by Policy PG6 of the Local Plan, principally because its rear siting would be at odds with the established pattern of development on Brereton Heath Lane and would not fit within the overall form and layout of its surroundings.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy PG6 of the Cheshire East Local Plan StrategyPolicy PG9 of the Site Allocations and Development Policies DocumentPolicy HOU1 of the Brereton Neighbourhood PlanPolicy SE1 of the Cheshire East Local Plan StrategyPolicy GEN1 of the Site Allocations and Development Policies DocumentPolicy SD1 of the Cheshire East Local Plan StrategyPolicy SD2 of the Cheshire East Local Plan Strategy
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 84Paragraph 139
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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