Middleton Livery Yard, Old Road, Barlaston, Staffordshire, ST12 9EN

Planning appeal 3291123 at Middleton Livery Yard, Old Road, Barlaston, Staffordshire, ST12 9EN (Stafford Borough Council) was dismissed on 18 July 2022 by Inspector Stephens K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect on the openness of the Green Belt and purposes of including land within it.

Erection of equine workers dwelling

Authority: Stafford Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector: Stephens K
Postcode: ST12 9EN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect on the openness of the Green Belt and purposes of including land within it
Whether there is an essential need for a rural worker to reside on site
If the proposed development constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt, would the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The failure to demonstrate an essential need for a rural worker to live permanently on site, combined with the substantial harm to Green Belt openness and conflict with the development plan's settlement hierarchy, meant the very special circumstances required to justify inappropriate Green Belt development did not exist.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy SP1Policy SP3Policy SP7Policy C5Policy E2
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 137Paragraph 138Paragraph 148Paragraph 149Paragraph 150Paragraph 80Paragraph 84

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