St Chads Vicarage, Sagars Road, Handforth, SK9 3EE

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 with regard to a non-designated heritage asset and the character and appearance of the appeal site and the surrounding area

What decided it

The loss of a non-designated heritage asset of local importance and the resulting significant harm to the character and appearance of the area outweighs the modest housing benefit, particularly where no evidence demonstrates the existing building cannot be retained and refurbished.

The benefits of providing new housing at a time of housing land supply shortfall (modest weight) were outweighed by the significant harm to a non-designated heritage asset and the character and appearance of the surrounding area, resulting in adverse impacts that significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.