®Planning appeal decision
Cranage Trade Park , Goostrey Lane , Holmes Chapel , CW4 8HE
Planning appeal 3357896 at Cranage Trade Park , Goostrey Lane , Holmes Chapel , CW4 8HE (Cheshire East) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 20 June 2025 by Inspector Walker A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the alleged breach of planning control has occurred as a matter of fact.
without planning permission, the unauthorised material change of use of the land from a use for the keeping of horses to a mixed use comprising the holding of auctions; the parking of vehicles associated with the adjacent commercial uses of Cranage Trade Park; the creation an unauthorised vehicular access onto a classified road and the creation of an area of hardstanding and vehicular track
- Authority
- Cheshire East
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Change of use
- Inspector
- Walker A
- Postcode
- CW4 8HE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the alleged breach of planning control has occurred as a matter of fact
- Whether the breach is immune from enforcement action under the four-year and ten-year periods
- Whether the development is in a suitable location having regard to the development plan
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The parking component of the mixed use was severable from the auction component and acceptable as it provided essential parking for existing adjacent commercial uses on lawful hardstanding, whereas the auction element had no essential connection to the rural location and the post-2022 works caused significant harm to character and appearance.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy PG6 of the Cheshire East Local Plan Strategy 2017Policy RUR10 of the Cheshire East Local Plan Site Allocations and Development Policies Document 2022Policy SE1 of the Cheshire East Local Plan Strategy 2017Policy SD2 of the Cheshire East Local Plan Strategy 2017Policy GEN1 of the Cheshire East Local Plan Site Allocations and Development Policies Document 2022
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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