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Dismissed23 June 20266005098

Blossom Hill Stables, Mill Lane, Kingsley, WA6 8JA

Planning appeal 6005098 at Blossom Hill Stables, Mill Lane, Kingsley, WA6 8JA (Cheshire West and Chester Council) was dismissed on 23 June 2026 by Inspector MG Garrard, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitable for residential development having regard to its location, land use and amount of development, with particular regard to whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt and its effect on openness.

application for a stage 1 permission in principle for the erection of between 0- 1 dwellings on land at Mill Lane, Kingsley WA6 8JA

Authority
Cheshire West and Chester Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Inspector
MG Garrard
Postcode
WA6 8JA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the site is suitable for residential development having regard to its location, land use and amount of development, with particular regard to whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt and its effect on openness
  • Whether the site is appropriate for the development having regard to the countryside location and its accessibility to services and facilities

What decided it

The site's poor accessibility to services and facilities and location outside the settlement hierarchy, combined with high car dependency, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest housing supply benefits of a single dwelling.

The adverse impacts of poor accessibility, countryside location contrary to spatial strategy, and high car dependency significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest benefits of housing supply contribution, economic benefits from construction, and support for rural services, despite the tilted balance applying due to lack of five-year housing land supply.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy STRAT1Policy STRAT2Policy STRAT9Policy DM19Policy R1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 83Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 155

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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