Land Off Alderley Road, Alderley Edge, Alderley Edge, SK9 7QL

permission in principle for up to 6no. dwellings

Authority: Cheshire East Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning
Procedure: Written
Development: residential
Postcode: SK9 7QL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the site location, proposed use, and scale of development are appropriate for residential development, with specific regard to whether the scheme represents inappropriate development in the Green Belt and encroachment into the open countryside
whether the appeal site is grey belt land
if it would be inappropriate, whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The appeal site makes a strong contribution to checking the unrestricted sprawl of Wilmslow and is not Grey Belt land, therefore the development would be inappropriate in the Green Belt, and the benefits of housing delivery and economic gain do not clearly outweigh this harm to constitute very special circumstances.

the benefits of housing delivery (six dwellings, moderate weight) and limited economic benefits (limited weight) did not clearly outweigh the substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness, therefore very special circumstances do not exist

Framework references: 154, 155, 143, 153

Plan policies cited: Policy PG3, Policy PG6

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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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