Planning appeal decision
Land at Roeburndale, Leycett Lane, Madeley Heath, CW3 9LS
Planning appeal 3280838 at Land at Roeburndale, Leycett Lane, Madeley Heath, CW3 9LS (Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council) was allowed on 31 January 2022 by Inspector Ellison H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
the erection of a detached dwelling
- Authority
- Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Ellison H
- Postcode
- CW3 9LS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
What decided it
The proposal constitutes limited infilling in a village and therefore would not be inappropriate development in the Green Belt under NPPF paragraph 149(e), notwithstanding the more restrictive local plan policy.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S3 of the Newcastle Under Lyme Local Plan 2011 (October 2003)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 147Paragraph 149Paragraph 219
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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