Planning appeal decision
The Gloucester, Highgrove, Ancoats Lane, Great Warford, Alderley Edge, SK9 7TT
Planning appeal 3372102 at The Gloucester, Highgrove, Ancoats Lane, Great Warford, Alderley Edge, SK9 7TT (Cheshire East) was dismissed on 4 December 2025 by Inspector Hockenhull H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would preserve the Grade II listed Ancoats Hospital and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses.
internal renovations and installation of rooflight
- Authority
- Cheshire East
- Appeal type
- other · Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hockenhull H
- Postcode
- SK9 7TT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would preserve the Grade II listed Ancoats Hospital and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses
What decided it
The rooflight provides only private benefit to the individual occupant and fails to preserve the special interest of the Grade II listed building, contrary to the requirements of the Act and the NPPF.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SE1Policy SE7Policy GEN1Policy HER1Policy HER4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 213Paragraph 215
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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