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Allowed3 April 20233307120

Yew Tree Farm, Lawnhead, Stafford, ST20 0JQ

Planning appeal 3307120 at Yew Tree Farm, Lawnhead, Stafford, ST20 0JQ (Stafford Borough Council) was allowed on 3 April 2023 by Inspector Watson S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the local planning authority determined the prior approval application within the 56-day timescale prescribed by Schedule 2, Part 3, Paragraph W(11) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.

the conversion of existing agricultural building to form dwelling house. The barn will be accessed via an existing gateway and track that will have a new visibility splay formed to meet the highways requirement. The barn sits back from the highway some 30+ metres. The proposed front elevation has a small paddock with hard standing to the rear for parking

Authority
Stafford Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Watson S
Postcode
ST20 0JQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the local planning authority determined the prior approval application within the 56-day timescale prescribed by Schedule 2, Part 3, Paragraph W(11) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015

What decided it

The local planning authority failed to determine the prior approval application within the 56-day statutory timescale, resulting in deemed approval under Paragraph W(11) of Schedule 2, Part 3 of the GPDO.

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