®Planning appeal decision
Land Adj. The Cottage, Church Eaton Road, Haughton, ST18 9JG
Planning appeal 3299894 at Land Adj. The Cottage, Church Eaton Road, Haughton, ST18 9JG (Stafford Borough Council) was dismissed on 27 January 2023 by Inspector Savage K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would represent a suitable location for housing, having regard to relevant local and national planning policy and guidance, and other material considerations.
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- Authority
- Stafford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Savage K
- Postcode
- ST18 9JG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would represent a suitable location for housing, having regard to relevant local and national planning policy and guidance, and other material considerations
What decided it
The proposal's location outside the settlement boundary in open countryside, combined with failure to meet the criteria of Policy C5 (particularly the absence of evidence that development cannot be accommodated within the settlement hierarchy and lack of a parish-based local housing needs assessment), meant it conflicted with the development plan spatial strategy which should be afforded significant weight.
The modest benefits of delivering a single dwelling and limited economic benefits were insufficient to outweigh the significant weight afforded to the conflict with the up-to-date development plan
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Spatial Principle 3Spatial Principle 4Spatial Principle 6Spatial Principle 7Policy C5
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
- Judgments
- Julian Wood v The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Gravesham Borough Council EWCA Civ 195 - 9 February 2015
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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