Oak Tree Farm Drayton Lane, Drayton Bassett, TAMWORTH, B78 3EF

Authority: Lichfield District Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: community-institutional · Other Major Developments
Inspector: Clarke B

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the suitability of the site as a location for the proposed development, with particular reference to the requirements of the Development Plan
the effect of the development upon the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring residential properties
whether the proposal is an inappropriate development in the Green Belt
whether any harm caused in respect of the above issues would be outweighed by the personal circumstances of the users of the development

What decided it

The combination of the site's unsuitability as a location due to car dependency and the significant adverse effect on neighbouring residential living conditions from noise and disturbance outweighed the benefits of the development.

Framework references: 149

Plan policies cited: Core Policy 3, Core Policy 12, Rural 1, ST1, CP2, CP3, NR2

Read the decision letter on the Inspectorate’s site

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.

What an account adds

Draw a red line around your site and the appraisal follows.

Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

Then the development plan position, the housing land supply as an Inspector last accepted it, and every appeal decided around the site with its letter.

Every English appeal since 2016, with the letter behind it wherever the Inspectorate published one. Searched by meaning as well as by words, with the key case law counted live across the letters.

Casework that chases the deadlines. Applications, appeals and conditions with their statutory dates.

The judgement stays yours. The tool gathers the material and dates it.