®Planning appeal decision
Land adj Marsh Villa, Macclesfield Road, Rushton Spencer, SK11 0SA
an application for outline planning permission for a residential development of up to 9 dwellings with all matters reserved
- Authority
- Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Plenty B
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would preserve the setting of Marsh Side, a grade II listed building, and the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- whether the site is a suitable location for housing with regard to local and national policies
What decided it
The substantial adverse impact of Parcel One on the character and appearance of the settlement, combined with the unsuitability of the combined scheme as a whole, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the housing benefits even in the context of a shortfall in housing land supply.
The adverse impact of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
Framework references: 7, 11, 12, 78, 174, 219
Plan policies cited: Policy SS1, Policy SS9, Policy SS10, Policy H1, Policy H1(4)(b), Policy H1(4)(c), Policy DC1, Policy DC2(1), Policy DC2(2), Policy DC3
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.