®Planning appeal decision
2 East View, Main Road, Cauldon Low, Stoke-on-Trent, ST10 3EU
Planning appeal 3307821 at 2 East View, Main Road, Cauldon Low, Stoke-on-Trent, ST10 3EU (Staffordshire Moorlands District Council) was dismissed on 10 March 2023 by Inspector Townend K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would provide a suitable location for housing, having regard to the development strategy for the area and the accessibility to services and facilities.
for the erection of a 3-bedroom detached house on land/garden adjacent to 2 Eastview
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Townend K
- Postcode
- ST10 3EU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would provide a suitable location for housing, having regard to the development strategy for the area and the accessibility to services and facilities
What decided it
The proposal would rely heavily on private vehicles due to poor accessibility to services and facilities and limited sustainable transport options, resulting in substantial harm to sustainability that outweighs the limited housing and economic benefits.
The adverse impacts of poor accessibility to services and facilities and reliance on private vehicles significantly and demonstrably outweigh the limited benefits of housing supply and rural economy support, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SS2Policy SS10Policy H1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 79Paragraph 105Paragraph 11
- Judgments
- Dartford BC v SSCLG [2017] EWCA Civ 141
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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