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Allowed22 May 20266006015

Currently Vacant Field, Plot Off School Lane, Macclesfield, SK10 4SG

Planning appeal 6006015 at Currently Vacant Field, Plot Off School Lane, Macclesfield, SK10 4SG (Cheshire East) was allowed on 22 May 2026 by Inspector Partington A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the development plan and the National Planning Policy Framework.

the development of an infill plot to provide a subterranean dwelling with associated landscaping

Authority
Cheshire East
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Partington A
Postcode
SK10 4SG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the development plan and the National Planning Policy Framework
  • The effect of the proposal on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt
  • Whether or not the proposed development would be provided with a safe and suitable access
  • Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, 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 site qualifies as grey belt land under NPPF paragraph 155 criteria, with demonstrable unmet housing need and a relatively accessible location for a rural area, such that the development is not inappropriate in the Green Belt and no very special circumstances are required.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy PG3Policy PG2Policy PG6Policy SD1Policy INF3Policy SE1Policy SE4Policy SE5Policy ENV5
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 110Paragraph 115Paragraph 143Paragraph 154Paragraph 155Paragraph 156Paragraph 157
Judgments
Lee Valley Regional Park Authority, R (on the application of) v Epping Forest District Council & Anor (Rev 1) [2016] EWCA Civ 404

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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