Planning appeal decision
White Oaks, Brook Lane, Alderley Edge, Cheshire, SK9 7QQ
Planning appeal 3371360 at White Oaks, Brook Lane, Alderley Edge, Cheshire, SK9 7QQ (Cheshire East) was allowed on 24 September 2025 by Inspector Clowes M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal.
the construction of a single storey side and rear extension to existing dwellinghouse
- Authority
- Cheshire East
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Clowes M
- Postcode
- SK9 7QQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness 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 fallback position of implementing two separate prior approval extensions would result in comparable sized but visually inferior and piecemeal development, making the proposed single extension the preferable outcome that clearly outweighs the harm from inappropriateness.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy PG3 of the Cheshire East Local Plan; Site Allocations and Development Policies Document 2022
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 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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