1 Holly Lane, Hazel Grove, Stockport, Cheshire, SK7 6LW

Planning appeal 3357139 at 1 Holly Lane, Hazel Grove, Stockport, Cheshire, SK7 6LW (Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 25 April 2025 by Inspector Bennett T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the disputed condition is necessary or reasonable to make the development acceptable in planning terms, having regard to the site's location in the Green Belt and the character and appearance of the area.

revised house type to that approved by planning permission reference DC/054349 without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref DC/059709, dated 26 February 2016

Authority: Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Other minor developments
Inspector: Bennett T
Postcode: SK7 6LW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the disputed condition is necessary or reasonable to make the development acceptable in planning terms, having regard to the site's location in the Green Belt and the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The absence of clear, site-specific justification for restricting permitted development rights, combined with the fact that the Green Belt location alone does not meet the threshold required by NPPF paragraph 55 and PPG guidance.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy GBA1.2Policy GBA1.5Policy SIE-1Policy T-2
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 55Paragraph 154

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