The Elms, Hollands Lane, Kelsall, Cheshire West and Chester, CW6 0QT

Planning appeal 3356570 at The Elms, Hollands Lane, Kelsall, Cheshire West and Chester, CW6 0QT (Cheshire West and Chester) was allowed on 4 July 2025 by Inspector Major R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

part change of use from agricultural storage to an indoor padel court with ancillary agriculture plant and machinery store (retrospective)

Authority: Cheshire West and Chester
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector: Major R
Postcode: CW6 0QT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether or not the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
if the development is inappropriate, whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development

What decided it

The development constitutes a permitted re-use of a rural building of permanent construction within the Green Belt that preserves openness and does not conflict with Green Belt purposes, and therefore is not inappropriate development requiring very special circumstances.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy STRAT9Policy STRAT 9Policy ENV 2Policy DM3Policy DM6Policy DM21
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 154Paragraph 155

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