®Planning appeal decision
Lime Tree Farm Long Lane, Over Peover, Knutsford, WA16 8XB
Planning appeal 3359470 at Lime Tree Farm Long Lane, Over Peover, Knutsford, WA16 8XB (Cheshire East) was dismissed on 30 June 2025 by Inspector Clowes M, 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 NPPF and relevant development plan policies, taking into account its effect on the openness of the Green Belt.
‘amendments made to stable building and installation of access track.’
- Authority
- Cheshire East
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Clowes M
- Postcode
- WA16 8XB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the NPPF and relevant development plan policies, taking into account its effect 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 stable building has not been demonstrated to be the minimum size reasonably required for the operation of the facility in breach of Policy RUR7, as the appellant owns only one horse and previously sought to convert the building to residential use.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy PG3 of the Cheshire East Local Plan Strategy (CELPS) 2017Policy RUR7 of the Cheshire East Local Plan, Site Allocations and Development Policies Document (SADPD) 2022
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 154
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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