Land to the East of The Maylands, Broad Lane, Stapeley, Cheshire, CW5 7QL

the construction of two new residential dwellings

Authority: Cheshire East
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Manson S

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply engages the paragraph 11 presumption in favour of sustainable development, and the modest housing contribution and sustainable location outweigh the technical policy conflict.

the modest contribution to housing supply and economic benefits, together with the sustainable location and effective use of land, outweighed the technical conflict with the development plan in a paragraph 11 situation

Framework references: 11

Plan policies cited: Policy PG 6 of the Cheshire East Local Plan, Local Plan Strategy 2010–2030, 2017, Policy GS 1 of the Stapeley & Batherton Neighbourhood Development Plan, 2018, Policy H 1.1 of the Stapeley & Batherton Neighbourhood Development Plan, 2018, Policy H 5 of the Stapeley & Batherton Neighbourhood Development Plan, 2018

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