Planning appeal decision
1 Boltons Cottage, Checkley Lane, Checkley, CW5 7QA
Planning appeal 6006928 at 1 Boltons Cottage, Checkley Lane, Checkley, CW5 7QA (Cheshire East Council) was allowed on 11 August 2026 by Inspector D Harris-Watkins, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is a suitable location for the development.
change of use from pasture/amenity land to vegetable garden land
- Authority
- Cheshire East Council
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Inspector
- D Harris-Watkins
- Postcode
- CW5 7QA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is a suitable location for the development
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the development on the living conditions of the occupiers of 2 Boltons Cottage, with particular reference to privacy
What decided it
The development accords with Policy RUR12 of the SADPD, which specifically permits extensions to residential gardens outside settlement boundaries where they do not cause unacceptable harm to amenity, character and appearance, and the Inspector found no such harm would result.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy PG6Policy RUR12Policy SD2Policy SE4Policy E1Policy E3Wybunbury Combined Parish Neighbourhood Plan 2020 Policy E5Wybunbury Combined Parish Neighbourhood Plan 2020 Policy F1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 57
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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