Land off Priest Lane, Mottram St Andrew, SK10 4QL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• whether the appeal site is suitable for residential development having regard to its location and proposed land use, in relation to: whether the proposal would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies, and the effect on openness; whether the proposed development would be suitably located having regard to the accessibility of services and facilities; and if the proposal is inappropriate development, whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to very special circumstances

What decided it

The poor accessibility of the site to services and facilities, particularly the lack of a convenience store and bus stop within the recommended distances, resulting in significant car dependency, outweighed the benefits of housing supply contribution.

the adverse impact arising from the site's poor accessibility significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply