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Split Decision27 April 20263376531

The Barnyard, Marsh Lane, Kings Marsh, Chester, CH3 6NG

Planning appeal 3376531 at The Barnyard, Marsh Lane, Kings Marsh, Chester, CH3 6NG (Cheshire West and Chester) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 27 April 2026 by Inspector Hanson S, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the countryside.

Without planning permission, the construction of a building used as a residential dwelling and an equestrian workshop ("the Unauthorised Development")

Authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Hearing
Development
agricultural · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Hanson S
Postcode
CH3 6NG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the countryside
  • whether the appeal site is a suitable location for housing having regard to any relevant development plan and national policies

What decided it

The appellants failed to establish an essential functional need for a permanent on-site rural workers' dwelling, so the residential use of the building could not be justified against countryside housing policy.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
STRAT 9ENV2ENV6DM 3GBC 23.13.2STRAT1STRAT2STRAT8STRAT9DM252.1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 84

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The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2026

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  2. Split Decision27 April 20263376530
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