Eskdale, Legh Road, Knutsford, WA16 8LS

Planning appeal 3366622 at Eskdale, Legh Road, Knutsford, WA16 8LS (Cheshire East) was dismissed on 14 October 2025 by Inspector Spataru A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on Eskdale, a non-designated heritage asset, and whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Knutsford Legh Road Conservation Area.

A new detached dwelling to the rear of Eskdale

Authority: Cheshire East
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Spataru A
Postcode: WA16 8LS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal on Eskdale, a non-designated heritage asset, and whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Knutsford Legh Road Conservation Area
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The living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring dwellings Legh Lodge and Hazelfield, with particular regard to privacy

What decided it

The proposal would cause moderate harm to the setting and significance of the non-designated heritage asset and to the character and appearance of the conservation area by disrupting the established pattern of low-density development, and the public benefits were insufficient to outweigh this harm.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy HER 1Policy HER 3Policy HER 7Policy GEN 1Policy SE 7Policy SE 1Policy SD 2Policy SE 4Policy SE 5Policy ENV 6Policy SD 1Policy HOU 10Policy HOU 12Policy HE2
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 202Paragraph 215Paragraph 216Paragraph 11

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