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Dismissed15 July 20213264752

95 Woodhouse Lane, Biddulph, Stoke-on-Trent, ST8 7RN

Planning appeal 3264752 at 95 Woodhouse Lane, Biddulph, Stoke-on-Trent, ST8 7RN (Staffordshire Moorlands District Council) was dismissed on 15 July 2021 by Inspector Cooper P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal proposal is consistent with the objectives of local and national planning policy in rural areas.

change of use of existing stable block to retail shop & store and associated development

Authority
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
retail · Change of use
Inspector
Cooper P
Postcode
ST8 7RN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the appeal proposal is consistent with the objectives of local and national planning policy in rural areas
  • The effect of the parking provision element of the proposals on the openness of the Green Belt

What decided it

The substantial harm to Green Belt openness from the car parking provision, to which substantial weight must be given, outweighed the modest benefits of the retail reuse.

the modest weight attributable to the proposal's economic and social benefits was insufficient to clearly outweigh the substantial weight to be given to the harm arising from the use as a car park and loss of Green Belt openness

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SS10
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 134

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