The Beeches Golf, Chelford Road, Ollerton, Knutsford, Cheshire, WA16 8SE

construction of three padel tennis courts

Authority: Cheshire East
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Other minor developments
Inspector: Garrard M

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the development plan policy and the National Planning Policy Framework including the effect on openness
The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
Whether the location is appropriate for the development having regard to the countryside location and its accessibility by public transport
If the development is inappropriate, whether the harm caused by reason of inappropriateness and any other harm is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify development in the Green Belt

What decided it

The proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt causing substantial harm to openness and character, and the identified benefits do not amount to very special circumstances sufficient to justify the development.

Framework references: 154

Plan policies cited: Policy PG3, Policy SE1, Policy SE4, Policy SD2, Policy SC2, Policy RUR6

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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