®Planning appeal decision
Bulls Head Inn, 115 London Road North, Poynton, Cheshire East, SK12 1AG
a change of use of an existing public house to create two new homes and the erection of two new homes within the existing curtilage
- Authority
- Cheshire East
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Heron E
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area including with regard to heritage assets
- whether the proposal would result in the unnecessary loss of a public house with reference to local and national planning policies
- whether the development would make adequate provision for Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG)
What decided it
The significant harm caused by the loss of a community facility and the effect on the character and appearance of the area, including the non-designated heritage asset, substantially and demonstrably outweighed the modest benefits of housing delivery.
The modest benefits of housing delivery and economic benefits were substantially outweighed by the significant harm to character and appearance and the loss of a community facility, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
Framework references: 11, 61, 73, 96, 98, 129, 131, 135, 216
Plan policies cited: Policy SD1, Policy SD2, Policy SE1, Policy SE2, Policy SE7, Policy GEN1, Policy HER1, Policy HER7, Policy EGB 3, Policy EGB 21, Policy HOU6, Policy HOU8, Policy HOU 11, Policy SC1, Policy SC3, Policy REC5, Policy MP1, Policy EG1
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.