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Dismissed21 October 20266013998

Holly Cottage, Post Office Lane, Norley, WA6 8NB

Planning appeal 6013998 at Holly Cottage, Post Office Lane, Norley, WA6 8NB (Cheshire West and Chester Council) was dismissed on 21 October 2026, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the appeal scheme would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

the demolition of the existing garage and workshop and the erection of a new dwelling with associated parking

Authority
Cheshire West and Chester Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Postcode
WA6 8NB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether or not the appeal scheme would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
  • Biodiversity Net Gain requirement and whether it can be secured

What decided it

The absence of a mechanism to secure Biodiversity Net Gain and establish the baseline biodiversity information necessary to calculate the required uplift, which cannot be addressed by condition and is a statutory requirement for the development.

Although the material considerations, notably the Framework's support for residential development on grey belt land in sustainable locations and the Council's housing land supply shortfall, would ordinarily indicate that planning permission should be granted under Policy S5, the statutory requirement for Biodiversity Net Gain which cannot be secured or calculated outweighs these considerations.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
STRAT 2STRAT 8STRAT 9DM 19
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 2

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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