®Planning appeal decision
Land at 332, West Street, Crewe, Cheshire East, CW1 3HU
erection of 7 dwellings (Use Class C3), including pedestrian access, drainage, landscaping and associated infrastructure
- Authority
- Cheshire East
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Sibley G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal upon the living conditions of the future occupiers of the development with regard to privacy and private amenity space as well as existing occupiers nearby regarding privacy
- the effect of the proposal upon highway safety
- the effect of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the area
- whether the proposed development would make adequate provision for biodiversity net gain
What decided it
The significant and demonstrable harms to living conditions, highway safety, and character and appearance, when weighed against the modest housing benefits in the context of a shortfall in housing supply, tip the balance decisively against the proposal.
The benefits of delivering seven dwellings and modest economic benefits were attributed moderate weight, but the significant harms to living conditions of future and existing occupiers, highway safety, and character and appearance weighed significantly against the proposal, such that the adverse impacts would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole, and the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
Framework references: 11, 116, 135
Plan policies cited: Policy HOU13, Policy HOU10, Policy HOU12, Policy SD1, Policy SD2, Policy CO1, Policy INF3, Policy SE1, Policy GEN1, Policy ENV2, Policy SE3, Policy ENV1
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.