®Planning appeal decision
J & J Tod, Stocks Lane, Over Peover, WA16 9HH
permission in principle for the construction of up to 9 no. dwellings
- Authority
- Cheshire East Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- WA16 9HH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the location, the proposed land use and the amount of development is suitable for residential development, having particular regard to whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, with particular regard to the sustainability of the location
- the effect of the proposal on the efficiency of the radio telescopes and Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) of the Jodrell Bank Observatory World Heritage Site (JBOWHS)
What decided it
The failure to adequately demonstrate that the proposed residential development would not impair the efficiency of the radio telescopes at the Jodrell Bank Observatory World Heritage Site, combined with the absence of a required heritage statement and technical evidence, meant the harm to this heritage asset of the highest significance could not be outweighed by the modest housing and economic benefits.
the modest public benefits arising from the provision of up to 9 dwellings and economic benefits did not outweigh the less than substantial harm to the significance of the Jodrell Bank Observatory World Heritage Site
Framework references: 11, 73, 83, 110, 115, 143, 154, 155, 212, 213, 215, 232
Plan policies cited: Policy PG 3, Policy PG 10, Policy SD 1, Policy SD 2, Policy SE 14, Policy HER 9, Policy H1
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.