®Planning appeal decision
Land adjacent to The Villa, Birks Drive, Ashley Heath, Market Drayton, TF9 4PX
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
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.
Framework references: 11, 110
Plan policies cited: Policy CSP1, Policy N12, Policy N13, Policy LNPP1, Policy LNPP2, Policy H1, Policy ASP6, Policy SP1
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.