®Planning appeal decision
2 East View, Main Road, Cauldon Low, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST10 3EU
for the erection of a 3-bedroom detached house on land/garden adjacent to 2 Eastview
- Authority
- Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Townend K
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.
Framework references: 79, 105, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy SS2, Policy SS10, Policy H1
Judgments cited: Dartford BC v SSCLG [2017] EWCA Civ 141
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.