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Allowed9 April 20263376597

Land off Crewe Road, Sandbach, CW11 1EW

Planning appeal 3376597 at Land off Crewe Road, Sandbach, CW11 1EW (Cheshire East) was allowed on 9 April 2026 by Inspector Young D, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area including the Green Gap.

the erection of up to 160 dwellings (C3), a new care home of up to 70 bedspaces (C2), a new community building (F2) with associated car parking, and a new countryside park (all matters reserved except access)

Authority
Cheshire East
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Young D
Postcode
CW11 1EW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area including the Green Gap
  • the effect of the development on highway safety
  • the effect of the development on BMV agricultural land

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply engaged the tilted balance, and the very substantial benefits of the scheme were found to clearly outweigh the limited identified harms.

the very substantial benefits of housing delivery, the care home, community facility and open space provision clearly outweighed the limited policy conflict, landscape/visual harm and BMV land loss, even on a flat balance under s.38(6)

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy PG6Policy PG13Policy PC1Policy PC3LP Policy SE2LP Policy SD1Policy SD2(v)
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 180Paragraph 58

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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