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Allowed4 October 20223296945

Taj House, 165 Star & Garter Road, Lightwood, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 7HJ

Planning appeal 3296945 at Taj House, 165 Star & Garter Road, Lightwood, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 7HJ (Stoke-on-Trent City Council) was allowed on 4 October 2022 by Inspector Watson S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.

the erection of a dwelling on a vacant site

Authority
Stoke-on-Trent City Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Watson S
Postcode
ST3 7HJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
  • The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers

What decided it

The significant separation distance between the proposed dwelling and neighbouring properties, combined with the existing boundary and topographical change, would adequately protect neighbouring amenity while the traditional design would respect the character of the surrounding area.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CSP1 of the Local Development Framework: Newcastle-under-Lyme and Stoke-on-Trent Core Spatial Strategy
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 130Paragraph 54

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