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Dismissed27 March 20266002625

3 Free Green Cottages, Free Green Lane, Over Peover, Cheshire, WA16 9QX

Planning appeal 6002625 at 3 Free Green Cottages, Free Green Lane, Over Peover, Cheshire, WA16 9QX (Cheshire East) was dismissed on 27 March 2026 by Inspector Major R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

conversion of outbuilding to dwelling

Authority
Cheshire East
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Other minor developments
Inspector
Major R
Postcode
WA16 9QX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether or not the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt
  • whether the appeal site is a suitable location for housing, having regard to accessibility of local services, facilities and sustainable modes of transport

What decided it

The unsustainable location of the appeal site, with future occupiers heavily reliant on private car use due to poor accessibility to services, facilities and public transport, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits of the proposal when assessed against the Framework as a whole.

The adverse impacts arising from the appeal site's unsustainable location significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits (provision of one dwelling, efficient use of previously developed land, limited economic benefits, and unsubstantiated self-build provision) when assessed against the policies of the Framework taken as a whole, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
CELPS Policy SD 1CELPS Policy SD 2CELPS Policy PG 3SADPD Policy RUR 11
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 66Paragraph 73Paragraph 83Paragraph 84Paragraph 91Paragraph 110Paragraph 115Paragraph 129Paragraph 135Paragraph 139Paragraph 154Paragraph 155Paragraph 232

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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