®Planning appeal decision
Moggie Lane Farm, Moggie Lane, Adlington, Cheshire, SK10 4NY
up to 3 No. residential dwellings
- Authority
- Cheshire East
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hobbs J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed amount of development would be acceptable at the appeal site
- Whether the appeal site is suitable for residential development having regard to the site's location
What decided it
The proposal would cause significant harm to Green Belt openness and would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, with substantive flood risk concerns that cannot be overcome by the moderate housing benefits, particularly given the site's location outside the settlement boundary.
Although the Council cannot demonstrate a five-year housing land supply and the development plan policies are out-of-date, the Framework policies protecting the Green Belt and areas at risk of flooding provide a strong reason for refusal, and the moderate benefits of up to 3 dwellings do not clearly outweigh the substantial harm to Green Belt openness and substantive flood risk harm.
Framework references: 154, 155, 232, 153
Plan policies cited: CELPS Policy SD1, CELPS Policy SD2, CELPS Policy PG3, SADPD Policy PG10, CELPS Policy MP1
Judgments cited: Julian Wood v SSCLG, Gravesham Borough Council [2015] EWCA Civ 195
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