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Notice varied and upheld9 February 20263368737

Dairy House Farm Holmes Chapel Road, Sproston, Crewe, Cheshire, CW4 7LP

Planning appeal 3368737 at Dairy House Farm Holmes Chapel Road, Sproston, Crewe, Cheshire, CW4 7LP (Cheshire West and Chester) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 9 February 2026 by Inspector Whitfield J, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether there is an agricultural need for the formation of slurry lagoon in this location, including effects on the character and appearance of the area.

the formation of slurry lagoon for agricultural purposes (Part Retrospective). FORMAL

Authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
agricultural · Change of use
Inspector
Whitfield J
Postcode
CW4 7LP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether there is an agricultural need for the formation of slurry lagoon in this location, including effects on the character and appearance of the area
  • the effect of the formation of a slurry lagoon on ecology and biodiversity
  • the effect of the formation of a slurry lagoon on groundwater
  • the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
  • the effect of the development on the living conditions of nearby residents with regard to noise and disturbance
  • the effect of the development on groundwater
  • the effect of the development on biodiversity

What decided it

the parties' agreed position that the development complied with the development plan, with previously disputed harms (character, ecology, groundwater, living conditions) resolved by agreed conditions

no significant harms were identified and the development plan was complied with, so no adverse impacts were found to weigh against granting permission (Appeals B and C); on Appeal A, the varied notice balanced remedying the breach expediently against allowing time to implement the newly-granted slurry lagoon permission

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy STRAT9Policy ENV2Policy ENV6Policy GBC2Policy DM6Policy ENV4Policy DM44Policy DM45Policy ENV1Policy SOC5Policy DM2Policy DM43Policy DM3

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