®Planning appeal decision
Troughstones Road, Biddulph Common, Staffordshire Moorlands
Planning appeal 3272764 at Troughstones Road, Biddulph Common, Staffordshire Moorlands (Staffordshire Moorlands District Council) was dismissed on 6 August 2021 by Inspector Russell M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt including the effect on its openness.
erection of stables and change of use to the keeping of horses
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Russell M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt including the effect on its openness
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area including landscape character
- The effect of the proposal on ecology with particular regard to ground nesting birds
- The effect of the proposal on the use of Public Footpath No 31 (Biddulph Town Parish)
- If the proposal would be inappropriate, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The substantial weight given to the harm caused by inappropriate development in the Green Belt, combined with other identified harms, was not clearly outweighed by other considerations, and therefore very special circumstances did not exist to justify the development.
The substantial weight to be given to Green Belt harm, in addition to other harm identified (limited harm to character and appearance, and potential harm to ecology), was not clearly outweighed by other considerations, and therefore the very special circumstances needed to justify the proposed development do not exist.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SS10 (Other Rural Areas Strategy)Policy SS1 (Development Principles)Policy DC1 (Design Considerations)Policy DC3 (Landscape and Settlement Setting)Policy C3 (Green Infrastructure)Policy NE1 (Biodiversity and Geological Resources)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149Paragraph 150
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.