®Planning appeal decision
Land adjacent to Mulberry House, Frog Lane, Pickmere, Knutsford, Cheshire, WA16 0LJ
for the permission in principle for the construction of up to 2 dwellings
- Authority
- Cheshire East
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Williams K
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 qualifies as grey belt land under the 2024 Framework revision and satisfies the three tests in paragraph 155, particularly the sustainability test which recognises that accessibility outcomes vary depending on the size, scale and location of development in rural contexts.
The planning balance is finely balanced; however, the modest scale of the proposal, its relationship to existing ribbon development, the absence of highway safety objections, and the limited additional movement likely to be generated, combined with the demonstrable housing land supply shortfall, outweigh the accessibility limitations and locational constraints.
Framework references: 11, 110, 115, 143, 154, 155, 232
Plan policies cited: Policy SD1, Policy SD2, Policy PG3, Policy PG10
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.