Planning – Ashley Wall Tries Again – Deadline for Comments 25 July

Ashley Wall (AW) has appealed to the Secretary of State against CWaC's decision to refuse his application (13/01329/OUT) for up to 30 dwellings to be built on land to the rear of 15-38 Greenlands, Tattenhall.

The Planning Inspectorate (PINS) in Bristol will decide the case on the basis of written representations which must be with them by 25 July.

• If you wish to make comments, or modify/withdraw your previous representation, you can do so online on the Planning Portal by CLICKING HERE- using the reference APP/A0665/W/18/3202053
• By email at the following: north1@pins.gsi.gov.uk
• If you do not have access to the internet, you can send three copies to: Mr Nicholas Patch, The Planning Inspectorate, Room 3M, Temple Quay House, 2 The Square, Bristol, BS1 6PN

CWaC confirms that all previous representations will be considered by the Inspector and so only new points should be submitted.

Please note that anything sent must quote the reference APP/A0665/W/3202053.

Emery Planning (AW Consultants) has submitted their Appeal Statement and, for information, the Friends of Tattenhall have produced two detailed documents in response.

The first of these deals with planning policy matters relevant to their Statement; the second deals on a point-by-point basis with specific evidential matters raised in the Statement. The Friends believe this Appeal Statement has many weaknesses and expect/hope the Inspector will take a similar view.

The Friends of Tattenhall documents will eventually be available on both the PINS and the CWaC Planning Websites.

Below is a summary of the Friends' evidential objections. This is not intended as a sample letter but serves to inform our readers.

• The proposed development is in open countryside, contrary to saved policy HO7 and Local Plan Part 1 policy STRAT 9, and ENV 2
• It is also contrary to TDNP Policies 1 and 2
• In any event it is not immediately adjacent to the built-up area of Tattenhall as contemplated by TDNP Policy 1, as it is separated by the proposed Keys Brook linear park
• It is not connected to the built-up area of Tattenhall other than via the existing gateway to the village on Tattenhall Road, and the resulting urbanisation would undermine the rural character of this approach to the village
• The Keys Brook provides a strongly defined existing boundary between the village and the open countryside
• The proposed development would erode the predominantly undeveloped gap between Tattenhall and Newton-by-Tattenhall, contrary to TDNP Policy 2
• It would have a damaging effect on the visual perception of the landscape to the north and west of Tattenhall
• The height and scale of the development means that no mitigation measures could adequately conceal it from view from any direction, in particular Greenlands, Tattenhall Road and Newton Lane
• There is no adequate assessment of local housing need in the proposal, contrary to Policy 1 of the TDNP
• The housing benefits of the appeal proposals are overstated, given the improved housing supply both in Tattenhall and in Cheshire West and Chester overall (see Housing Land Monitor Report 2017-2018)

The appeal documents can be inspected on the Council's website at www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk.

Should you wish to view the documents at the customer contact centre, please contact the Council to arrange a suitable date and time.

You can get a copy of one of the Planning Inspectorate's "Guide to taking part in planning appeals"
booklets free of charge from the Planning Portal at www.planningportal.co.uk/pcs

When made, the decision will be published on the Planning Portal.