Forest Cottage, Ashton Road, Norley, Northwich, WA6 6NY

a replacement dwelling and detached garage

Authority: Cheshire West and Chester
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Wraight G

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
Whether the proposal would impact upon a non-designated heritage asset
The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
Whether 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 development

What decided it

The significant harm to character and appearance from the loss of the historic Forest Cottage and its replacement with a modern dwelling, combined with the inappropriate development of the garage in the Green Belt, could not be outweighed by the fallback positions advanced.

Framework references: 154

Plan policies cited: Policy STRAT 9, Policy DM 21, Policy DM 48, Policy ENV 6, Policy DM 3, Policy DM 19

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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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