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Allowed2 February 20263374953

Land Adjacent to 456 Chester Road, Woodford, Stockport, Cheshire, SK7 1QS

Planning appeal 3374953 at Land Adjacent to 456 Chester Road, Woodford, Stockport, Cheshire, SK7 1QS (Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 2 February 2026 by Inspector Moulton E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use, and the amount of development.

erection of one detached dwelling

Authority
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Moulton E
Postcode
SK7 1QS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use, and the amount of development

What decided it

The site constitutes grey belt land under paragraph 155 of the NPPF, the Council has only 1.77 years of housing supply, the location is sustainable, and the development would not fundamentally undermine Green Belt purposes, therefore the proposal is not inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
GBA1.1GBA1.2GBA1.5DEV 1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 154Paragraph 155Paragraph 232

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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