Church House, Lightwood Road, Lightwood, Stoke-On-Trent, ST3 7NN

Planning appeal 3290210 at Church House, Lightwood Road, Lightwood, Stoke-On-Trent, ST3 7NN (Stoke-on-Trent City Council) was dismissed on 10 January 2023 by Inspector Caine M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to relevant development plan policies and the National Planning Policy Framework.

Change of Use & Extension to existing garage to form a 2 Bedroom Annexe associated to the dwelling known as ‘Church House

Authority: Stoke-on-Trent City Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Caine M
Postcode: ST3 7NN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to relevant development plan policies and the National Planning Policy Framework
The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt, and the character and appearance of the area
Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to very special circumstances required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would result in disproportionate additions to the original building and harm to openness, with no benefits to outweigh this harm or demonstrate very special circumstances.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy CSP1 of the Newcastle-Under-Lyme and Stoke-On-Trent Core Spatial Strategy 2006-2026 (2009)
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 137Paragraph 149Paragraph 150

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