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1 Rectory Croft, Church Lawton, Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 3FE
Planning appeal 3306297 at 1 Rectory Croft, Church Lawton, Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 3FE (Cheshire East) was dismissed on 14 February 2023 by Inspector Radcliffe I, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed change of use of land to a garden is inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of development plan policy and the National Planning Policy Framework.
the change of use of unused land at the rear of the property to a garden with a path across to reduce the gradient, the erection of a greenhouse and potting shed and the creation of a pond
- Authority
- Cheshire East
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Radcliffe I
- Postcode
- ST7 3FE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed change of use of land to a garden is inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of development plan policy and the National Planning Policy Framework
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- if the development is inappropriate, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would fail to preserve openness and would encroach into the countryside, and the other considerations put forward by the appellant fall far short of clearly outweighing this harm and the additional harms identified.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy PG3Policy RUR12Policy SE13
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 150Paragraph 147Paragraph 148
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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