®Planning appeal decision
11 Ash Bank Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 9DS
Planning appeal 3273604 at 11 Ash Bank Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 9DS (Staffordshire Moorlands District Council) was dismissed on 29 July 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 having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
side extension to adjoin garage to rear
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Russell M
- Postcode
- ST2 9DS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect on the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of occupants of No 13 Ash Bank with particular regard to means of outlook and light
- 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 attached to inappropriate Green Belt development, combined with significant harm to neighbouring living conditions, was not clearly outweighed by other considerations.
The substantial weight given to Green Belt harm by reason of inappropriateness, in addition to harm to neighbouring living conditions, was not clearly outweighed by other considerations, and therefore very special circumstances did not exist.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy H 1 (New Housing Development)Policy SS 10 (Other Rural Areas Strategy)Policy DC 1 (Design Considerations)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149Paragraph 137
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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