Adjacent To Stallington Grange Farm , Grindley Lane , Blythe Bridge Stoke On Trent , Staffs, ST3 7TA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• whether the proposal would be inappropriate development within the Green Belt for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework and the relevant development plan policy
• whether or not the proposal would provide a suitable location for housing
• the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of prospective occupiers with particular regard to land contamination and noise
• if the development is 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 inappropriate development in the Green Belt causing harm to its openness, combined with conflict with the spatial strategy for housing delivery, was not clearly outweighed by the considerations advanced by the appellant.

The harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and harm to openness, together with conflict with the spatial strategy for sustainable development, was not clearly outweighed by the design quality, visual improvement, or other considerations presented, such that very special circumstances do not exist.