Planning appeal decision
Adders Moss Macclesfield Road, Over Alderley, Macclesfield, SK10 4UD
Planning appeal 3370232 at Adders Moss Macclesfield Road, Over Alderley, Macclesfield, SK10 4UD (Cheshire East) was dismissed on 26 November 2025 by Inspector Manchester S, 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 National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
redevelopment of Adders Moss to provide a single dwelling, with associated ancillary accommodation and associated development
- Authority
- Cheshire East
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Manchester S
- Postcode
- SK10 4UD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether the proposal would harm protected species
- Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness and any other harm would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt causing substantial harm to openness, and this harm was not clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to very special circumstances.
The substantial weight attached to Green Belt harm was not clearly outweighed by other considerations (moderate weight for design quality and limited weight for sustainability measures, economic benefits, permitted development rights and biodiversity net gain) so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy PG3Policy RUR13Policy SD1Policy SD2Policy SE1Policy SE3Policy SE4Policy GEN1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 84Paragraph 139Paragraph 154Paragraph 155
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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