®Planning appeal decision
Land adjacent to Leawood, Mudhouse Lane, Burton, Cheshire, CH64 5TS
erection of 1 no. self-build dwelling and detached garage, and associated infrastructure works
- Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Moulton E
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is a suitable location for residential development, having regard to local and national policy
What decided it
The significant shortfall in five-year housing land supply (2.09 years) engaged the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11(d)(ii), and the benefits of housing supply and access to sustainable transport modes outweighed the conflict with the spatial strategy.
The conflict with the spatial strategy was outweighed by the small contribution to housing supply in a location with access to sustainable transport modes and the significant shortfall in five-year housing land supply, to which substantial weight was afforded, together with limited weight for economic benefits; the presumption in favour of sustainable development therefore applied.
Framework references: 11, 110
Plan policies cited: Policy STRAT 1, Policy STRAT 2, Policy STRAT 8, Policy STRAT 9, Policy DM19
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.