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Allowed9 November 20213274407

Unit L Beacon Business Park, Weston Road, Stafford, ST18 0WL

Planning appeal 3274407 at Unit L Beacon Business Park, Weston Road, Stafford, ST18 0WL (Stafford Borough Council) was allowed on 9 November 2021 by Inspector Sargent J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the delivery of employment land.

the demolition of existing buildings, and the erection of a proposed KFC drive-through and restaurant with associated external works, A3-A5 use classes

Authority
Stafford Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
retail · Minor retail and services
Inspector
Sargent J
Postcode
ST18 0WL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the delivery of employment land
  • whether it is contrary to the intention of locating such uses in Town Centres and other similar centres
  • its impact on public health

What decided it

The site had been marketed without success for employment-generating uses, satisfying the exceptions in Policy Stafford 1 criteria 2-4 for loss of employment land, and no evidence demonstrated harm to town centre vitality or public health.

The loss of employment land was outweighed by the evidence of unsuccessful marketing for employment uses and the absence of demonstrable harm to town centre vitality or public health.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy Stafford 1Policy SB3Policy E3Policy E8
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 20Paragraph 123

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