®Planning appeal decision
Land West of Sheppenhall Lane, Aston, Nantwich, CW5 8DT
permission in principle for 9 dwellings
- Authority
- Cheshire East Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- CW5 8DT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is suitable for residential development, in terms of its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development, with particular regard to national and local policies concerning the location and accessibility of development and the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The adverse impacts of the proposal in terms of accessibility and harm to character and appearance, when weighed against the modest housing and economic benefits in the context of the Framework's requirement to direct development to sustainable locations, significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits.
The significant harm to accessibility and character and appearance was weighed against the positive contribution to housing supply (where there is a 3.8-year shortfall), economic benefits during construction, social benefits, and environmental benefits (10% biodiversity net gain, cycle storage, EV charging); the adverse impacts were found to significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole, so the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: CELPS Policy PG6, CELPS Policy SD1, CELPS Policy SD2, CELPS Policy SE1, Newhall Neighbourhood Plan Policy HOU1, Cheshire East Local Plan Site Allocations and Development Policies Document Policy GEN1
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.