®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent Manor House Farm, Marsh Lane, Edleston, Nantwich, CW5 8PA
Planning appeal 6006463 at Land Adjacent Manor House Farm, Marsh Lane, Edleston, Nantwich, CW5 8PA (Cheshire East Council) was dismissed on 9 July 2026 by Inspector MG Garrard, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is a suitable location for residential development having particular regard to the Council's spatial development strategy and to accessibility to services and facilities.
one new dwelling and garage on infilling plot adjacent to Manor House Farm, Marsh Lane, Nantwich
- Authority
- Cheshire East Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Inspector
- MG Garrard
- Postcode
- CW5 8PA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is a suitable location for residential development having particular regard to the Council's spatial development strategy and to accessibility to services and facilities
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the proposal would satisfy the requirements of the statutory framework for biodiversity net gain
What decided it
The adverse impacts of allowing the appeal—conflict with spatial strategy, unsustainable location requiring private vehicle dependence, harm to rural character, and failure to meet statutory biodiversity net gain requirements—significantly and demonstrably outweigh the modest benefits of one dwelling and economic activity.
The modest benefits of housing supply and economic activity were accorded moderate weight, but were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the adverse impacts of locating development in an unsuitable, unsustainable location conflicting with spatial strategy, harming character and appearance, and failing to meet statutory biodiversity net gain requirements.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy PG6Policy SD1Policy SD2Policy CO1Policy SE1Policy SE3Policy SE4Policy DEV3Policy TRA1Policy ENV1Policy ENV3Policy GEN1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 83Paragraph 109Paragraph 110Paragraph 187
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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