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Dismissed16 October 20266009008

Botterley Hill Farm, Springe Lane, Faddiley, CW5 8JW

Planning appeal 6009008 at Botterley Hill Farm, Springe Lane, Faddiley, CW5 8JW (Cheshire East Council) was dismissed on 16 October 2026, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the developments represent an appropriate form of development in the open countryside, having regard to local and national planning policies.

relocation of greenhouse forming part of retrospective planning application 21/5434N and listed building consent application 21/5435N

Authority
Cheshire East Council
Appeal type
Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
agricultural
Postcode
CW5 8JW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the developments represent an appropriate form of development in the open countryside, having regard to local and national planning policies
  • the effect of the developments on the setting of the nearby listed building of Botterleyhill

What decided it

The absence of a required proportionate heritage assessment demonstrating thorough understanding of the listed building's significance and its setting meant the Inspector could not conclude that the heritage asset would be conserved appropriately, and the unresolved heritage concern attracted substantial weight that substantially outweighed the limited public benefits under Policy S5.

applying Policy S5, the limited public benefits of horticultural production were substantially outweighed by the unresolved heritage concern arising from the absence of required information assessing the developments' effect on the significance of the listed building and its setting

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy PG 6 of the Cheshire East Local Plan Strategy 2010–2030 (2017)Policy RUR 1 of the Cheshire East Local Plan Site Allocations and Development Policies Document (2022)Policy HER 1 of the Cheshire East Local Plan Site Allocations and Development Policies Document (2022)Policy SE.7 of the Cheshire East Local Plan Strategy 2010–2030 (2017)
National Planning Policy Framework
Policy S3Policy S5Policy DP3Policy HE4Policy HE5Policy HE6

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