®Planning appeal decision
Aldene, 7 Stafford Brook Road, Rugeley, WS15 2TY
the change of use of a portion of the garden area to utilise an existing static caravan as a self contained holiday let
- Authority
- Cannock Chase District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Jones D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, having particular regard to the Cannock Chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
- 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 required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposal would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would fail to preserve openness and safeguard the countryside from encroachment, and the limited benefits identified by the appellant would not clearly outweigh this substantial harm.
Framework references: 138, 147, 149, 150, 176
Plan policies cited: Policy CP1, Policy CP3, Policy CP13, Policy CP14
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