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Allowed31 October 20253367124

Lower Barn, Cocksheadhey Road, Bollington, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK10 5QZ

Planning appeal 3367124 at Lower Barn, Cocksheadhey Road, Bollington, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK10 5QZ (Cheshire East) was allowed on 31 October 2025 by Inspector Senior H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether conditions 7 and 8 are reasonable and necessary to protect the Green Belt and the character and appearance of the area.

conversion of redundant farm buildings to three dwellings without complying with conditions attached to planning permission Ref 75620P, dated 1 December 1993

Authority
Cheshire East
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Other minor developments
Inspector
Senior H
Postcode
SK10 5QZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether conditions 7 and 8 are reasonable and necessary to protect the Green Belt and the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The absence of substantive evidence demonstrating that the conditions are necessary to protect the openness of the Green Belt or the character and appearance of the area, combined with the NPPF requirement for clear justification to restrict permitted development rights.

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