®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to Leawood, Mudhouse Lane, Burton, Cheshire, CH64 5TS
Planning appeal 3359890 at Land Adjacent to Leawood, Mudhouse Lane, Burton, Cheshire, CH64 5TS (Cheshire West and Chester) was dismissed on 4 July 2025 by Inspector Major R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
erection of 1 no. self-build dwelling and detached garage, and associated infrastructure works
- Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Major R
- Postcode
- CH64 5TS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether or not the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for the proposed development, having particular regard to the development plan's spatial strategy
What decided it
The appeal site's unsustainable location, lacking good access to facilities, services and public transport connections, means future occupiers would be heavily reliant on private vehicles, conflicting with the development plan's spatial strategy and the Framework's expectation of sustainable travel modes.
The adverse impacts arising from the appeal site's unsustainable location and impacts on the Council's development strategy significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of housing delivery and self-build provision when assessed against the Framework policies taken as a whole, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy STRAT 1Policy STRAT 2Policy STRAT 8Policy STRAT 9Policy DM19
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 66Paragraph 73Paragraph 83Paragraph 84Paragraph 91Paragraph 110Paragraph 115Paragraph 129Paragraph 135Paragraph 139Paragraph 154Paragraph 155Paragraph 225
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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