Land r/o The Grange, Church Street, Burntwood, Staffordshire, WS7 3QL

construction of 2 bedroom bungalow

Authority: Lichfield District Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Major dwellings
Inspector: Castle S

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether or not sufficient information has been submitted to demonstrate a suitable and sustainable drainage scheme can be achieved without increasing flood risk elsewhere
The effect of the traffic movements associated with the proposed development on the living conditions of surrounding occupiers
The effect of the proposed development on the Cannock Chase Special Area of Conservation

What decided it

The appellant's unilateral undertaking securing a financial contribution towards Strategic Access Management and Monitoring Measures, combined with the satisfactory drainage strategy and limited traffic impacts, allowed the appeal to proceed in accordance with the development plan.

Framework references: 159, 130, 185, 174, 57

Plan policies cited: Policy CP3, Policy BE1, Policy NR7

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
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