®Planning appeal decision
Former Severn Trent Reservoir , Troughstones Road, Biddulph Park, Stoke on Trent, ST8 7SJ
the ‘proposed change of use of former Reservoir structure to a single dwelling house’
- Authority
- Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Rafiq F
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposal on character and appearance of the area
- whether the proposal is consistent with development plan policies relating to housing in rural areas
- 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 the development
What decided it
The substantial weight given to Green Belt harm and harm to character and appearance is not clearly outweighed by the moderate weight afforded to housing delivery and limited weight to economic and other benefits, such that very special circumstances do not exist.
The substantial weight given to harm to the Green Belt and harm to character and appearance is not clearly outweighed by moderate weight to housing delivery and limited weight to economic, ecological and energy efficiency benefits, resulting in dismissal.
Framework references: 150, 148, 80, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy SS 10, Policy H 1, Policy DC 1, Policy DC 3
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.