®Planning appeal decision
Land At Oak Bank Lane, Hoole Village, Chester, CH2 4ER
Planning appeal 3374770 at Land At Oak Bank Lane, Hoole Village, Chester, CH2 4ER (Cheshire West and Chester) was dismissed on 26 February 2026 by Inspector Blair C, 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 any relevant development plan policies.
the conversion of an agricultural building to a residential dwelling, and closing up of existing accesses to create a singular accessway together with alterations to the internal track area
- Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Blair C
- Postcode
- CH2 4ER
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 any relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt and the purposes of including land within it
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposal fails to preserve the openness of the Green Belt and results in encroachment into the countryside, constituting inappropriate development that cannot be justified by very special circumstances.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM 22Policy Strat 9Policy DM 3Policy ENV 6
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 154
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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