Land adjacent to Hurst Cottage, The Hurst, Kingsley, Cheshire, WA6 8BD

detached two storey dwelling within garden of Hurst Cottage, together with associated external works

Authority: Cheshire West and Chester
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Astley-Serougi B

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposed development on the significance of the Kingsley Conservation Area through development within its setting
whether the scheme constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt
the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of neighbouring residents with regard to privacy

What decided it

The appeal site qualifies as Grey Belt land under paragraph 155 of the Framework, and the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply establishes demonstrable unmet need for residential development, which, combined with the sustainable location and absence of unacceptable harm to the conservation area and neighbouring privacy, justified allowing the appeal.

The demonstrable unmet need for residential development and the sustainable location of the site outweighed any concerns about development in the Green Belt, given that the site qualifies as Grey Belt and would not undermine the purposes of Green Belt policy.

Framework references: 155, 154, 143, 156, 157, 110, 115, 57

Plan policies cited: ENV5, ENV6, STRAT9, DM3, DM46, DM2, SOC5, R1

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
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