®Planning appeal decision
Land adjacent to Smithy Bank Cottage, Willbank Lane, Faddiley, Cheshire, CW5 8JG
outline planning application for 2 semi-detached 2 storey dwellings on infill plot at Willbank Lane, Faddiley, all matters reserved
- Authority
- Cheshire East
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Teasdale N
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would be suitably located having regard to relevant development plan policies governing proposals in the countryside
- Whether future occupiers of the proposed development would be reliant on the use of the private car to access services and amenities
What decided it
The adverse impacts of development in an unsustainable location contrary to the spatial strategy, requiring reliance on private cars for day-to-day services, significantly and demonstrably outweigh the limited benefits of two dwellings.
The modest social, economic and environmental benefits of two dwellings, including housing provision and self-build potential, were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the significant harm from conflict with the adopted spatial strategy, unjustified development in the open countryside, and unsustainable location requiring private car reliance.
Framework references: 11, 84, 109, 110, 115
Plan policies cited: Policy SE1, Policy PG6, Policy SD1, Policy SD2, Policy CO1, Policy SC6, Policy PG10, Policy HOU3
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.