®Planning appeal decision
J & J Tod, Stocks Lane, Over Peover, WA16 9HH
Planning appeal 6007282 at J & J Tod, Stocks Lane, Over Peover, WA16 9HH (Cheshire East Council) was dismissed on 7 July 2026 by Inspector R Major, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.
permission in principle for the construction of up to 9 no. dwellings
- Authority
- Cheshire East Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Inspector
- R Major
- 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
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy PG 3Policy PG 10Policy SD 1Policy SD 2Policy SE 14Policy HER 9Policy H1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 73Paragraph 83Paragraph 110Paragraph 115Paragraph 143Paragraph 154Paragraph 155Paragraph 212Paragraph 213Paragraph 215Paragraph 232
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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