Planning appeal decision
Land Between Brooklyn and Broomfield, Moggie Lane, Adlington, Cheshire, SK10 4NY
Planning appeal 6002554 at Land Between Brooklyn and Broomfield, Moggie Lane, Adlington, Cheshire, SK10 4NY (Cheshire East) was allowed on 5 May 2026 by Inspector Hobbs J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site is suitable for residential development having regard to the site's location.
up to 6 two storey residential dwellings
- Authority
- Cheshire East
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hobbs J
- Postcode
- SK10 4NY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is suitable for residential development having regard to the site's location
What decided it
The appeal site qualifies as grey belt under paragraph 155 of the Framework, which provides an exception to inappropriate development in the Green Belt where there is unmet housing need and the site is in a sustainable location.
the conflict with the development plan was outweighed by material considerations including the grey belt exception in paragraph 155 of the Framework, unmet housing need, and the sustainable location of the site
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy PG3Policy PG10Policy MP1Policy SD1Policy SD2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 155Paragraph 143Paragraph 110Paragraph 115
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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