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Dismissed24 April 20253357017

Boathouse at Dee Banks, Great Boughton, Chester, Cheshire, CH3 5UU

Planning appeal 3357017 at Boathouse at Dee Banks, Great Boughton, Chester, Cheshire, CH3 5UU (Cheshire West and Chester) was dismissed on 24 April 2025 by Inspector Hickey A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Dee Banks (Chester) Conservation Area.

replacement of existing river chalet premises with new river chalet premises

Authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Other minor developments
Inspector
Hickey A
Postcode
CH3 5UU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Dee Banks (Chester) Conservation Area
  • The effect of the development on biodiversity
  • The effect of the development on flood risk

What decided it

The proposal would fail to preserve or enhance the conservation area's character and appearance, and the absence of required ecological survey and flood risk assessment information meant the development could not be properly assessed against development plan policies.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy ENV5Policy ENV6Policy DM46Policy ENV4Policy DM44Policy ENV1Policy DM40
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 176

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