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Allowed13 March 20263373210

Woodford Garden Village Extension, Former Woodford Aerodrome, Woodford Stockport, SK7 1NX

Planning appeal 3373210 at Woodford Garden Village Extension, Former Woodford Aerodrome, Woodford Stockport, SK7 1NX (Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 13 March 2026 by Inspector Shrigley M, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The main issue is the acceptability of education and sports infrastructure provision, in the context of paragraphs 155-159 of the National Planning Policy Framework (the Framework) regarding the Green Belt and Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Regulations 2010 compliance.

Outline planning permission with all matters reserved for a new residential led development comprising demolition of the existing employment building and structures; erection of residential dwellings, extra care accommodation and a local community hub; creation of new vehicle, cycle and pedestrian connections, open space, landscaping and other associated works

Authority
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Shrigley M
Postcode
SK7 1NX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The main issue is the acceptability of education and sports infrastructure provision, in the context of paragraphs 155-159 of the National Planning Policy Framework (the Framework) regarding the Green Belt and Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Regulations 2010 compliance.

What decided it

The completed planning obligation's education and sports infrastructure covenants satisfied Framework paragraph 156(b) and the CIL Regulation 122 tests, and the substantial housing and other benefits outweighed the identified less-than-substantial heritage harm under the paragraph 11(d) tilted balance.

The substantial benefits of significantly boosting housing supply, affordable housing, self-build provision, open space and biodiversity net gain, combined with compliant Golden Rules infrastructure contributions, outweighed the less than substantial heritage harm and limited-weight policy conflicts, tipping the paragraph 11(d) balance in favour of allowing the appeal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
CS Policy AS-2CS Policy SIE-2saved policy L1.1CS Policy H-3CS Policy CS9CS Policy CS10Policy T-1CS Policy SIE-3Policy CS3GBA1.2GBA1.5GBA1.7CS policy CS8CS policy SIE-1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 155Paragraph 156Paragraph 157Paragraph 158Paragraph 159Paragraph 11Paragraph 64Paragraph 193Paragraph 215

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