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Allowed13 May 20263377240

The Worralls, 1 Hollin Lane, Styal, Cheshire, SK9 4JH

Planning appeal 3377240 at The Worralls, 1 Hollin Lane, Styal, Cheshire, SK9 4JH (Cheshire East) was allowed on 13 May 2026 by Inspector Williams K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would be capable of complying with the general condition of planning permission set out at paragraph 13 of Schedule 7A to the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) in respect of Biodiversity Net Gain.

application for full planning permission for the demolition of an existing garage and the erection of a high -quality, sustainable new dwelling at The Worralls, 1 Hollin Lane, Styal, Wilmslow (Application ref. 25/1602/FUL) ”

Authority
Cheshire East
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Williams K
Postcode
SK9 4JH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposed development would be capable of complying with the general condition of planning permission set out at paragraph 13 of Schedule 7A to the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) in respect of Biodiversity Net Gain
  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to its effect on the special interest and significance of heritage assets
  • Whether the proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply engaged the presumption in favour of sustainable development, and the less than substantial heritage harm was outweighed by the public benefits of housing delivery, sustainable location, design quality and biodiversity gain, with the proposal satisfying the grey belt criteria in the revised Framework.

The less than substantial harm to heritage assets at the very lower end of the scale, outweighed by public benefits of housing delivery, sustainable location, design quality and biodiversity gain, with no adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighing the benefits when assessed against Framework policies as a whole.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SE3 of the Cheshire East Local Plan Strategy 2010–2030Policy SE1 of the CELPSPolicy SE7 of the CELPSPolicy SD1 of the CELPSPolicy SD2 of the CELPSPolicy PG3 of the CELPSPolicy PG10 of the SADPDPolicy GEN1 of the SADPDPolicy HER4 of the SADPDPolicy ENV2 of the SADPD
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 110Paragraph 115Paragraph 143Paragraph 154Paragraph 155Paragraph 182Paragraph 187Paragraph 212Paragraph 213Paragraph 215

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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