®Planning appeal decision
11 Ash Bank Road, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST2 9DS
side extension to adjoin garage to rear
- Authority
- Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Russell M
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.
Framework references: 149, 137
Plan policies cited: Policy H 1 (New Housing Development), Policy SS 10 (Other Rural Areas Strategy), Policy DC 1 (Design Considerations)
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.