Planning appeal decision
69 High Street, Cheadle, Stoke-on-Trent, ST10 1AN
Planning appeal 3308406 at 69 High Street, Cheadle, Stoke-on-Trent, ST10 1AN (Staffordshire Moorlands District Council) was dismissed on 15 January 2024 by Inspector Jones G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the vitality and viability of Cheadle town centre and the promotion of its tourism potential.
the conversion of the existing public house/hotel into 9 apartments
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Jones G
- Postcode
- ST10 1AN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the vitality and viability of Cheadle town centre and the promotion of its tourism potential
What decided it
The proposed loss of the permitted pub/hotel use and introduction of residential use, particularly at ground floor level in a primary shopping frontage, would have a detrimental effect on the vitality and viability of Cheadle town centre and its tourism potential, contrary to the Local Plan's primacy for town centre uses in this location.
The benefits of housing delivery and securing the future of an at-risk listed building were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the significant identified harm to town centre vitality and viability and the development plan conflict.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy TCR 2Policy TCR 1Policy E 4
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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