Planning appeal decision
Sheriffs Ride Stafford Road, Lichfield, WS13 8JA
Planning appeal 3274167 at Sheriffs Ride Stafford Road, Lichfield, WS13 8JA (Lichfield District Council) was dismissed on 22 September 2021 by Inspector Wilson L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 allows the development allowed by the original permission without the disputed condition.
the erection of 2no replacement buildings for use as accommodation ancillary and incidental to Sheriffs Ride without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 16/00755/FUL, dated 18 November 2016
- Authority
- Lichfield District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wilson L
- Postcode
- WS13 8JA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 allows the development allowed by the original permission without the disputed condition
What decided it
The removal of the condition would result in a conflict with the original description of development by allowing the building to be used as an independent dwelling rather than ancillary accommodation, which is beyond the powers of section 73 as established in Finney.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BE1
- Judgments
- Finney v Welsh Ministers & Others [2019] EWCA Civ 1868
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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