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Dismissed31 July 20253359001

Wrigley Barn, Wrigley Lane, Over Alderley, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK10 4SA

Planning appeal 3359001 at Wrigley Barn, Wrigley Lane, Over Alderley, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK10 4SA (Cheshire East) was dismissed on 31 July 2025 by Inspector Veevers A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

demolition of an agricultural building and replacement with a new self- build dwelling (Class C3) and for associated operational development

Authority
Cheshire East
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Veevers A
Postcode
SK10 4SA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
  • The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness and any other harm would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and the moderate (Appeal A) or limited (Appeal B) harm to openness and character, which were not clearly outweighed by other considerations including the fallback position, meant that very special circumstances did not exist to justify the development.

The substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness, together with moderate harm to openness and character in Appeal A and limited harm to openness and character in Appeal B, outweighed the moderate weight given to energy efficiency measures and the little weight given to residential accommodation, economic benefits, and self-build status, such that very special circumstances did not exist.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy PG3 of the Cheshire East Local Plan Strategy 2010-2030Policy RUR13 of the Cheshire East Local Plan Site Allocations and Development Policies DocumentPolicy SD2 of the Cheshire East Local Plan StrategyPolicy SE1 of the Cheshire East Local Plan StrategyPolicy SE4 of the Cheshire East Local Plan StrategyPolicy GEN1 of the Cheshire East Local Plan Site Allocations and Development Policies DocumentPolicy OA6 of the Over Alderley Neighbourhood Development Plan 2024-2030
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 84Paragraph 142Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 155
Judgments
John Turner v SoSCLG & East Dorset Council [2016] EWCA Civ 466; R (Samuel Smith Old Brewery) v Yorkshire CC [2020] UKSC 3; Euro Garages Limited v SoSCLG and Cheshire West and Chester Council [2018] EWHC 1753 (Admin); R (Isabel Haden) v Shropshire C [2020] EWHC 33; Mansell v Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council [2017] EWCA Civ 1314

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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