How the proposed property will look from the rear UNANIMOUS approval has been given to controversial plans to build a house next to a listed building in Tarporley, despite opposition from neighbouring residents. The decision of Cheshire West and Chester Council’s planning committee yesterday (February 2) means a new detached house can be built next to 16 Northgate, Utkinton which is an 18th century cottage. Ward councillor Eveleigh Moore Dutton said she called in the decision to reassure residents that planning decisions were made ‘properly’ by CWAC, such was the extent of local disagreement. Cllr Moore Dutton said: “I called this in because it is divisive not on a huge scale, but on a heartfelt basis.
How the proposed property will look from the rear PROPOSALS to build a house next to a listed building in Tarporley are to be discussed by Cheshire West’s planning committee this week. The plans would see a detached home built next to 16 Northgate an 18th century cottage in Utkinton. However, ward Cllr Eveleigh Moore-Dutton has called in the scheme ‘due to the divisive design in the context of the listed cottage’, meaning the bid will be discussed by CWAC’s planning committee on February 2. Despite concerns over design, CWAC’s planning officers have recommended the scheme be approved. In a pre-meeting report, planners write: “Overall, it is considered that the development takes account of the site features and responds positively in a way which integrates well with its surroundings and respects the setting of the neighbouring Listed Building.
PROPOSALS to build a house next to a listed building in Tarporley are to be discussed by Cheshire West’s planning committee this week. The plans would see a detached home built next to 16 Northgate an 18th century cottage in Utkinton. However, ward Cllr Eveleigh Moore-Dutton has called in the scheme ‘due to the divisive design in the context of the listed cottage’, meaning the bid will be discussed by CWAC’s planning committee on February 2. Despite concerns over design, CWAC’s planning officers have recommended the scheme be approved. In a pre-meeting report, planners write: “Overall, it is considered that the development takes account of the site features and responds positively in a way which integrates well with its surroundings and respects the setting of the neighbouring Listed Building.