Monarchy Hall Farm Tirley Lane, Utkinton, Tarporley, CW6 0JZ

single self-build dwelling and associated development

Authority: Cheshire West and Chester
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Moulton E

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the site is a suitable location for residential development, having regard to local and national policy

What decided it

The poor accessibility of the site to services and facilities due to the nature of Tirley Lane and limited public transport, combined with the conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy, means the site is unsuitable for residential development and the identified harm significantly and demonstrably outweighs the benefits even in the context of a shortfall in housing land supply.

the small benefits of housing delivery and economic/social benefits from a single self-build dwelling on previously developed land were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the conflict with the development plan and poor accessibility to services and facilities, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply

Framework references: 11, 83, 84, 109, 110, 115

Plan policies cited: Policy STRAT 1, Policy STRAT 2, Policy STRAT 9, Policy R1, Policy DM19

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