Planning appeal decision
Land to the East of The Maylands, Broad Lane, Stapeley, Cheshire, CW5 7QL
Planning appeal 6002601 at Land to the East of The Maylands, Broad Lane, Stapeley, Cheshire, CW5 7QL (Cheshire East) was allowed on 22 April 2026 by Inspector Manson S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development.
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
- Postcode
- CW5 7QL
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
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy PG 6 of the Cheshire East Local Plan, Local Plan Strategy 2010–2030, 2017Policy GS 1 of the Stapeley & Batherton Neighbourhood Development Plan, 2018Policy H 1.1 of the Stapeley & Batherton Neighbourhood Development Plan, 2018Policy H 5 of the Stapeley & Batherton Neighbourhood Development Plan, 2018
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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