Planning appeal decision
Paddock House, Paddock Lane, Audlem, CW3 0DP
Planning appeal 6009894 at Paddock House, Paddock Lane, Audlem, CW3 0DP (Cheshire East Council) was allowed on 25 August 2026 by Inspector J Smith, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the extent of building operations proposed would fall within the scope of being reasonably necessary for conversion.
Prior approval for change of use to a 3 bedroom single storey dwelling with the addition of a single storey extension to the rear elevation
- Authority
- Cheshire East Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Inspector
- J Smith
- Postcode
- CW3 0DP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the extent of building operations proposed would fall within the scope of being reasonably necessary for conversion
What decided it
The building is capable of conversion to residential use without operations amounting to complete or substantial rebuilding, as the main structural elements would be retained and the proposed works fall within the scope of operations reasonably necessary to facilitate conversion under Class Q.
What the Inspector cited
- Judgments
- Hibbitt v SSCLG [2016] EWHC 2853
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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