Two Oaks, Whitchurch Road (A49), Spurstow

6009407·Cheshire East·30 Sept 2026dismissed·25/2641/OUT

Tier label used

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The tier sentence ¶12

“and larger settlements beyond”

Summary

Three homes on a wooded plot beside the A49 at Spurstow, a scattered roadside hamlet. Dismissed. The location was car-dependent: there is no continuous footway or lighting and no bus within walking distance, and a previous appeal found the same. The loss of woodland harmed rural character, and it was not shown that the retained trees could survive. The inspector accepted S5(1)(j) because the site is physically close to existing development. But the DP3 conflict without clear justification brought S5(2) into play, and the benefits (substantial weight to housing) were substantially outweighed.

The location finding

TR3: harm. mapped: TR3 not cited; no continuous footway, no street lighting on the A49, no bus within easy walking distance; reliance on private cars; previous appeal found the same (DL 12-16, 47)

Why this is cited

This decision was picked up by the search on the words above, which refer to services, not to a settlement tier. plain; route (no footway, A49) decided.

Sources

Decision on the Planning Inspectorate appeals service · full decision note · letter pins-corpus/6009407.txt

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