Woman wins stable appeal

A LYMM woman has won an appeal against Warrington Borough Council’s decision to refuse planning permission for stables, fencing and gates on land off the A56 Higher Lane.
A government-appointed inspector has upheld the appeal by Mrs M Wronko against the council’s decision, in December last year, to refuse permission for the development.
The inspector, David Kaiserman, says the use of the land for equestrian purposes and erection of stables is not inappropriate in principle, provided the building is no larger than reasonable necessary.
Although the council believed the building was too large he did not think it excessively large in relation to the amount of land associated with it. Although a building of any size would detract from an attractive view of trees, new planting around it – which would be a condition of the approval – would soften the outlines of the building itself.