Planning appeal decision
Land at Silkmore Lane, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST17 4JD
Planning appeal 3300824 at Land at Silkmore Lane, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST17 4JD (Stafford Borough Council) was allowed on 13 January 2023 by Inspector Bayliss G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the details submitted in respect of the surface water drainage scheme for the site meet the requirements of condition 11 with regard to flooding.
a residential care home (Use Class C2)
- Authority
- Stafford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Bayliss G
- Postcode
- ST17 4JD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the details submitted in respect of the surface water drainage scheme for the site meet the requirements of condition 11 with regard to flooding
What decided it
The Council and LFA provided no adequate evidence to explain why the information submitted was inadequate to discharge condition 11, and the drainage scheme must be assessed against the flood risk and documentation applicable at the date of the original permission, not subsequent changes to flood zones.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy N2 of The Plan for Stafford Borough
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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