®Planning appeal decision
Foden Bank Barn, Lapwing Lane, Lower Withington, MACCLESFIELD, CHESHIRE, SK11 9AD
the conversion of the existing gym/office outbuilding to residential annexe. Summary
- Authority
- Cheshire East
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Freer P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Appeal A: whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a Certificate of Lawful Use or Development was well founded
- Appeal B: whether the conversion of the existing gym/office outbuilding to use as a residential annexe would impair the efficiency of the Jodrell Bank Radio Telescope
What decided it
For Appeal A: the outbuilding remains within the curtilage of the main dwelling and part of the same planning unit with clear functional links through family occupation, so no material change of use occurs. For Appeal B: the uncontradicted technical evidence from the University of Manchester demonstrates the development would impair the radio telescope's efficiency in breach of Policy SE14.
Framework references: 154
Plan policies cited: Policy SE14, Policy HER9
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.