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Allowed28 July 20253356915

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

Planning appeal 3356915 at Land Adjacent to Hurst Cottage, The Hurst, Kingsley, Cheshire, WA6 8BD (Cheshire West and Chester) was allowed on 28 July 2025 by Inspector Astley-Serougi B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the significance of the Kingsley Conservation Area through development within its setting.

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
Postcode
WA6 8BD

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
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National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 155Paragraph 154Paragraph 143Paragraph 156Paragraph 157Paragraph 110Paragraph 115Paragraph 57

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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