®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to Broomlands Lodge, Bridgemere Lane, Hatherton, Nantwich , CW5 7PL
Planning appeal 3353725 at Land Adjacent to Broomlands Lodge, Bridgemere Lane, Hatherton, Nantwich , CW5 7PL (Cheshire East) was dismissed on 11 August 2025 by Inspector Porter H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site offers an appropriate location for the proposed development, having regard to whether future occupiers would be heavily reliant on private transport to access basic services and facilities.
‘erection of one self-build dwelling and associated works’
- Authority
- Cheshire East
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Porter H
- Postcode
- CW5 7PL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site offers an appropriate location for the proposed development, having regard to whether future occupiers would be heavily reliant on private transport to access basic services and facilities
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the site and its surroundings, including whether the proposed dwelling would be of exceptional design quality
What decided it
The proposal fails to accord with the development plan taken as a whole and the adverse impacts of granting permission would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against the Framework policies for sustainable locations and well-designed places.
The moderate positive weight of housing supply contribution and self-build benefits was significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the substantial harm arising from the unsustainable location requiring heavy reliance on private transport and the failure to achieve exceptional design quality in a sensitive rural setting.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy PG 6Policy SD 1Policy SD 2Policy PG 9Policy SE 1Policy SE 4Policy H1Policy H4Policy GEN 1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 84
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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