Gypsy site plans for Baddington turned down - Cheshire

From the Crewe Chronicle

PLANS to build a Gypsy site in Baddington have been refused.

An application had been submitted to build four pitches – housing two caravans each – on land at 2 Railway Bridge Cottage, Baddington Lane, and was discussed at a meeting of Cheshire East Council’s Southern Planning Committee last week.

But the application, which received a mixed response from local residents, was turned down by councillors due to its ‘unsustainable location’ and ‘impact on the countryside’.

The immediate neighbours of the proposed site said they were in ‘total support’ of it.

But the council had received six letters from residents who were opposed to the plans, claiming it would have a ‘detrimental impact’ on the character and appearance of the area and ‘significant detrimental impact’ on the residential amenity.

The local parish council also objected to the plans because of its location in the open countryside.

The application had been recommended for approval, with a temporary consent for four years in order to assess whether more sustainable sites will be allocated in the future.