Planning appeal decision
1 Hillswood Drive, Endon, Stoke-on-Trent, ST9 9BL
Planning appeal 3273083 at 1 Hillswood Drive, Endon, Stoke-on-Trent, ST9 9BL (Staffordshire Moorlands District Council) was dismissed on 2 September 2021 by Inspector Russell M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
two-storey dwelling to land at 1 Hillside Drive
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Russell M
- Postcode
- ST9 9BL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of occupiers of No 1 Hillswood Drive and Four Ways, Clay Lake with particular regard to means of outlook, light and privacy
What decided it
The significant harm to the character and appearance of the area and to neighbouring living conditions, combined with conflict with the development plan, outweighed any other material considerations.
The harm to character and appearance and neighbouring living conditions was not outweighed by the sustainable location or other acceptable matters; the proposal conflicted with the development plan taken as a whole.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DC 1 (Design Considerations) of the Staffordshire Moorlands Local Plan (2020)
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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