Planning appeal decision
Moat House Farm, Middlewich Road, Minsull Vernon., Crewe, CW1 4RD
Planning appeal 3352629 at Moat House Farm, Middlewich Road, Minsull Vernon., Crewe, CW1 4RD (Cheshire East) was dismissed on 14 April 2025 by Inspector Sibley G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would comply with the Council's strategy for the location of development.
change of use from agricultural building to light industrial use for the manufacture of commercial covers
- Authority
- Cheshire East
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Major offices/R&D/light industry
- Inspector
- Sibley G
- Postcode
- CW1 4RD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would comply with the Council's strategy for the location of development
What decided it
The building was not demonstrated to be lawful or built in accordance with the approved 2019 permission, and therefore did not qualify for re-use under Policy PG6.3, resulting in conflict with the Council's strategy for locating development in the open countryside.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy PG6Policy PG6.3
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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