®Planning appeal decision
Land off Linley Road, Alsager , ST7 2PP
the erection of 68 affordable homes, with associated access, car parking, landscaping and public open space
- Authority
- Cheshire East
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Webb B
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effects of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the development would provide acceptable living conditions for its future occupants in relation to the provision of private outdoor amenity space
- the effects of the development in relation to open space provision
- whether the development could achieve a net gain in biodiversity (BNG)
- whether the failure to provide contributions towards health, education, sports and highways infrastructure would be acceptable
What decided it
The poor design and layout of the development, which conflicted with development plan design policies and was not outweighed by the scheme's other benefits.
The adverse impacts of granting permission, chiefly substantial harm from poor design, were found to significantly and demonstrably outweigh the moderate benefits of the scheme (including affordable housing delivery and sustainable location) when assessed against the Framework policies taken as a whole.
Plan policies cited: Policy SD1, Policy SD2, Policy SE1, Policy GEN1, Policy N6, Policy HOU13, Policy LPS21, Policy REC1, Policy NBE1, Policy SE6, Policy NBE5, Policy SE3, Policy ENV2, Policy IN1, Policy IN2, Policy SC2, Policy REC2, Policy SC5, Policy H3, Policy TTS6
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.