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Green Meadow Farm, Castle Hill, Mottram St Andrew, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK10 4AX
Planning appeal 3366708 at Green Meadow Farm, Castle Hill, Mottram St Andrew, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK10 4AX (Cheshire East) was dismissed on 28 November 2025 by Inspector Smith J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any development plan policies, including any relevant effects on the openness of the Green Belt.
demolition of equestrian buildings and the construction of one dwelling with associated landscaping works (resubmission of 24/0573M)
- Authority
- Cheshire East
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Smith J
- Postcode
- SK10 4AX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any development plan policies, including any relevant effects on the openness of the Green Belt
- whether the requirements of Biodiversity Net Gain are relevant to the proposed development and, if so, whether such requirements are met
What decided it
The proposal's failure to comply with the statutory requirement for 10% Biodiversity Net Gain under Schedule 7A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, as no robust mechanism was in place to secure the self-build exemption, meant that the significant negative weight attached to this breach significantly and demonstrably outweighed the moderate benefits of housing supply.
The moderate benefits of housing supply and economic benefits during construction and occupation were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the significant failure to comply with the statutory Biodiversity Net Gain requirements.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy PG 3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 57Paragraph 154
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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