The tier sentence ¶33
“these local services would be”
Summary
PIP for up to 7 dwellings on a Green Belt field edge opposite a ribbon of houses between Poynton and Higher Poynton. Allowed. The site was grey belt because Higher Poynton is a village, not a large built-up area. It passed limb (iii) on a continuous lit 30 mph footway to Poynton, regular buses, and a Connectivity Tool score of 52. Not inappropriate, so S5(5) favoured approval.
The location finding
- GB7(1)(g)(iii): pass. meets CELPS SD2 Table 9.1 thresholds except a convenience store; continuous lit footway at 30 mph to Poynton (shops just over 1 mile); regular daytime and early-evening buses; Connectivity Tool score 52, above average for rural town and fringe (DL 17-20)
- TR3(2): pass. first recorded appellate use of the Connectivity Tool, supporting (not deciding) the conclusion (DL 20)
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. services capacity.
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