Land adjacent to Leawood, Mudhouse Lane, Burton, Cheshire, CH64 5TS

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

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.

Framework references: 11, 66, 73, 83, 84, 91, 110, 115, 129, 135, 139, 154, 155, 225

Plan policies cited: Policy STRAT 1, Policy STRAT 2, Policy STRAT 8, Policy STRAT 9, Policy DM19

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What an account adds

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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