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Land Adjacent to Smithy Bank Cottage, Willbank Lane, Faddiley, Cheshire, CW5 8JG
Planning appeal 3374639 at Land Adjacent to Smithy Bank Cottage, Willbank Lane, Faddiley, Cheshire, CW5 8JG (Cheshire East) was dismissed on 29 May 2026 by Inspector Teasdale N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would be suitably located having regard to relevant development plan policies governing proposals in the countryside.
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
- Postcode
- CW5 8JG
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SE1Policy PG6Policy SD1Policy SD2Policy CO1Policy SC6Policy PG10Policy HOU3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 84Paragraph 109Paragraph 110Paragraph 115
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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