Planning appeal decision
Glebefields, Mill Lane, Edingale, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 9HQ
Planning appeal 3268340 at Glebefields, Mill Lane, Edingale, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 9HQ (Lichfield District Council) was allowed on 1 June 2021 by Inspector Sibley G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the area and surrounding countryside.
creation of new vehicular access from Mill Lane, with bell mouth, gates and flanking fencing, to serve the residential conversion of an agricultural outbuilding, as approved under Prior Notification 20/00518/PND
- Authority
- Lichfield District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Sibley G
- Postcode
- B79 9HQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the area and surrounding countryside
What decided it
The proposed access would be consistent with the established character of gated accesses and long driveways along Mill Lane, would be adequately screened by existing hedgerows, and would not harm the character and appearance of the area or surrounding countryside.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy NR1Policy BE1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 170
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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