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Dismissed17 October 20253370431

Keepers Cottage, Hickhurst Lane, Rushton, Tarporley, Cheshire, CW6 9AY

Planning appeal 3370431 at Keepers Cottage, Hickhurst Lane, Rushton, Tarporley, Cheshire, CW6 9AY (Cheshire West and Chester) was dismissed on 17 October 2025 by Inspector Clark J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.

conversion of redundant building to dwelling

Authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Clark J
Postcode
CW6 9AY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area

What decided it

The failure to secure a satisfactory mechanism to ensure the development would be completed as a self-build/custom build dwelling as claimed for the Biodiversity Net Gain exemption.

The benefits of adding a new dwelling to the Council's housing shortfall carried modest weight and the proposal satisfied development plan policies, but this was outweighed by the failure to secure the claimed self-build/custom build exemption from Biodiversity Net Gain requirements.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy STRAT 9Policy DM22Policy ENV 6Policy DM 3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 84Paragraph 57

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