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Dismissed29 June 20266006255

Four Lane Ends Cottage, Dark Ark Lane, Manley, WA6 9EE

Planning appeal 6006255 at Four Lane Ends Cottage, Dark Ark Lane, Manley, WA6 9EE (Cheshire West and Chester Council) was dismissed on 29 June 2026 by Inspector L McKay, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework and development plan policy.

addition of second storey extensions above the existing single storey parts of property

Authority
Cheshire West and Chester Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Inspector
L McKay
Postcode
WA6 9EE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework and development plan policy
  • The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • 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 necessary to justify the proposal

What decided it

The proposal would result in disproportionate additions (58% increase in floorspace) over and above the original building, failing the Green Belt extension exception in NPPF paragraph 154(c), and the limited personal benefits to occupants do not constitute very special circumstances to outweigh the substantial harm to the Green Belt.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy STRAT 9 of the Chester Local Plan Part One (2015)Policy DM21 of the Cheshire West and Chester Local Plan Part Two (2019)Policy ENV6 of the LPP1Policy DM3 of the LPP2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 154Paragraph 155Paragraph 143Paragraph 142Paragraph 153Paragraph 135

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