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Dismissed5 February 20243311458

Seisdon Landfill Site, Ebstree Road, Seisdon, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, WV5 7ES

Planning appeal 3311458 at Seisdon Landfill Site, Ebstree Road, Seisdon, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, WV5 7ES (South Staffordshire District Council) was dismissed on 5 February 2024 by Inspector Middleton M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the policies in the NPPF.

restoration of landfill site to provide up to 49 lodges with associated parking and landscaping

Authority
South Staffordshire District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Middleton M
Postcode
WV5 7ES

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the policies in the NPPF
  • The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
  • Whether the proposal contributes to meeting identified affordable housing needs within the area of the local planning authority
  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the local countryside
  • Any other harm
  • Other considerations
  • Other matters
  • 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 the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development within the Green Belt

What decided it

The proposal would cause substantial harm to the openness of the Green Belt from both spatial and visual perspectives, constituting inappropriate development for which the other considerations do not amount to very special circumstances.

The substantial harm to Green Belt openness and inappropriateness of development, together with moderate harm to landscape character and flood risk, were not outweighed by the limited weight afforded to affordable housing provision and other considerations, such that very special circumstances do not exist.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
CP GB1CP1CP3H3EQ4EQ12
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 142Paragraph 143Paragraph 147Paragraph 152Paragraph 154Paragraph 167Paragraph 173
Judgments
Samuel Smith Old Brewery (Tadcaster) & Others v North Yorkshire County Council [2020] 3; England and Wales Court of Appeal [2018] Civ 489

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