®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to The Villa, Birks Drive, Ashley Heath, Market Drayton, TF9 4PX
Planning appeal 3303357 at Land Adjacent to The Villa, Birks Drive, Ashley Heath, Market Drayton, TF9 4PX (Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council) was dismissed on 12 December 2022 by Inspector Ollerenshaw M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development proposed on the character and appearance of the area, including trees protected by a Tree Preservation Order.
construction of 2 storey single family dwelling house
- Authority
- Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Ollerenshaw M
- Postcode
- TF9 4PX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development proposed on the character and appearance of the area, including trees protected by a Tree Preservation Order
- The effect of the proposal on highway safety
What decided it
The significant harm to the character and appearance of the area through loss of protected trees and the adverse impact on highway safety by reason of limited visibility at the proposed access, when weighed against the limited benefits of a single dwelling, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits under the tilted balance.
The significant harm to character and appearance and to highway safety significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits of housing supply and economic benefits from a single dwelling, applying the tilted balance under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CSP1Policy N12Policy N13Policy LNPP1Policy LNPP2Policy H1Policy ASP6Policy SP1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 110
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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