®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent The Manor House , Oaken Lane , Oaken, Staffordshire, WV8 2BD
Construction of new access into a field located off Oaken Lane. Includes the part demolition of a stone boundary wall and hedge and replacements in a new position aligning with the proposed new road access
- Authority
- South Staffordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Stephens K
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect on the character and appearance of the area with regard to the location of the site within the Codsall and Oaken Conservation Area
What decided it
The removal of approximately 16 metres of the prominent uninterrupted stone wall and the introduction of an over-engineered access with extensive curved walls and hard-surfaced ramped area would harm the character and appearance of the Conservation Area, and the claimed public benefits were not sufficiently substantiated to outweigh this harm.
Framework references: 199, 202
Plan policies cited: Policy EQ3, Policy EQ11
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