®Planning appeal decision
Brookside Nursery, Childs Lane, Smallwood, CW11 2UZ
Planning appeal 6006036 at Brookside Nursery, Childs Lane, Smallwood, CW11 2UZ (Cheshire East Council) was dismissed on 15 July 2026 by Inspector K Mee, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies, and the effect on openness.
permission in principle for the erection of up to 2 dwellings
- Authority
- Cheshire East Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Inspector
- K Mee
- Postcode
- CW11 2UZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies, and the effect on openness
- whether the proposed development would be suitably located having regard to the accessibility of services and facilities
- whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposal would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt causing substantial harm to openness, and the site is not in a sustainable location due to poor accessibility to services and facilities and lack of public transport, and the benefits do not clearly outweigh this harm to establish very special circumstances.
the benefits of housing delivery, whilst considerable in combination, would not clearly outweigh the substantial harm to Green Belt openness and the unsuitability of the location in terms of accessibility, and therefore very special circumstances do not exist
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy PG 3Policy SD 1Policy SD 2Policy MP 1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 110Paragraph 115Paragraph 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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