Planning appeal decision
Saltersley Hall Farm , Saltersley Lane, , Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5LS
Planning appeal 3368739 at Saltersley Hall Farm , Saltersley Lane, , Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5LS (Cheshire East) was dismissed on 5 December 2025 by Inspector Hockenhull H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and relevant development plan policies, taking into account its effect on the openness of the Green Belt.
erection of domestic stables including landscaping
- Authority
- Cheshire East
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Hockenhull H
- Postcode
- SK9 5LS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and relevant development plan policies, taking into account its effect on the openness of the Green Belt
- Whether the proposal preserves the setting of the Grade II listed Saltersley Hall Farmhouse
- If the development is inappropriate, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt that causes harm to openness through excessive hardstanding, and the harm is not clearly outweighed by other considerations to justify very special circumstances.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy PG3Policy RUR6Policy RUR7
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 153Paragraph 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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