Planning appeal decision
New House Farm, Middlewood Road, Poynton, SK12 1TU
Planning appeal 3363033 at New House Farm, Middlewood Road, Poynton, SK12 1TU (Cheshire East) was allowed on 2 September 2025 by Inspector Williams K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the curtilage complies with the requirements of the GPDO.
the Prior Approval for change of use of an agricultural building to four dwellings. This
- Authority
- Cheshire East
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Williams K
- Postcode
- SK12 1TU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the curtilage complies with the requirements of the GPDO
- whether the proposed building operations are reasonably necessary for the building to function as a dwellinghouse
- whether the location or siting of the building make it impractical and undesirable to convert
What decided it
The building met the definition of curtilage under paragraph X(b) of Schedule 2, Part 3 of the GPDO, the building operations were reasonably necessary for conversion without substantial rebuilding, and the location and siting were neither impractical nor undesirable.
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