South Fields Farm Leek Road, Wetley Rocks, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST9 0AR

the creation of vehicular access

Authority: Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: other · Other minor developments
Inspector: McDonagh C

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
The effects of the proposed development on highway safety, with particular regard to access
The effects of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
If the proposal is inappropriate development, 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 it

What decided it

The proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would reduce openness and conflict with Green Belt purposes, combined with unresolved highway safety concerns regarding visibility splays and harm to character and appearance, with no very special circumstances to justify it.

Framework references: 84, 110, 130, 138, 147, 148, 150, 151

Plan policies cited: Policy SS10, Policy DC1, Policy DC3, Policy T1

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