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Allowed10 August 20263374597

Land at Prestbury Road, Macclesfield

Planning appeal 3374597 at Land at Prestbury Road, Macclesfield (Cheshire East) was allowed on 10 August 2026 by Inspector Ware P, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including the Bollin Valley Local Landscape designation.

Authority
Cheshire East
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Unknown
Inspector
Ware P

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including the Bollin Valley Local Landscape designation.
  • The effect of the proposal on highway safety in relation to the proposed junction onto Prestbury Road.
  • Whether the proposal would represent inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of development plan policy and the National Planning Policy Framework ('the Framework')

What decided it

The site was found to be Grey Belt, not inappropriate development in the Green Belt, combined with the significant weight attracted by compliance with the Golden Rules and the substantial weight given to housing need arising from the Council's inability to demonstrate a five year housing land supply.

Minor harm to landscape character and low levels of less than substantial harm to two heritage assets were outweighed by the public benefits of housing, affordable housing, infrastructure improvements, accessibility and economic benefits, and the minor conflicts with the development plan were clearly outweighed by the benefits of the scheme.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
LPS Policy PG3LPS Policy SE4LPS Policy PG6LPS Policy SC5SADPD Policy ENV3SADPD Policy ENV5SADPD Policy HER1SADPD Policy HER3SADPD Policy PG11SAPD Policy INF3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 87Paragraph 11Paragraph 143Paragraph 155Paragraph 156Paragraph 157Paragraph 158Paragraph 213Paragraph 110Paragraph 115Paragraph 58

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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