Planning appeal decision
Bellefield Faulkners Lane, Mobberley, Knutsford, WA16 7AL
Planning appeal 3373729 at Bellefield Faulkners Lane, Mobberley, Knutsford, WA16 7AL (Cheshire East) was allowed on 26 November 2025 by Inspector Clark J, 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 relevant development plan policies and its effect on openness.
front enclosed porch extension
- Authority
- Cheshire East
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Clark J
- Postcode
- WA16 7AL
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 relevant development plan policies and its effect on openness
- whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the proposal
What decided it
The visual impact of the modest porch extension would be neutral and it would not conflict with Green Belt purposes, bringing it within the NPPF paragraph 154(c) exception despite exceeding the 30% size threshold.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy PG 3Policy RUR 11
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 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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