Thorncroft Farm, Blackshaw Moor, Leek, ST13 8TW

Planning appeal 3313486 at Thorncroft Farm, Blackshaw Moor, Leek, ST13 8TW (Staffordshire Moorlands District Council) was dismissed on 21 November 2023 by Inspector Morgan R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for housing, having regard to development plan policies for housing in the countryside.

demolition of agricultural buildings and erection of new detached house and garage within the footprint. Erection of detached garage in association with existing farmhouse

Authority: Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Morgan R
Postcode: ST13 8TW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for housing, having regard to development plan policies for housing in the countryside
the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The adverse impacts of undermining the spatial strategy, increasing private car use, and causing harm to character and appearance significantly and demonstrably outweigh the limited benefits of a single dwelling when assessed against the Framework as a whole.

The limited social and economic benefits of a single dwelling were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the adverse impacts of undermining the spatial strategy, increasing reliance on private vehicles, and causing harm to character and appearance, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy SS1Policy SS9Policy SS10Policy H1Policy DC1
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 80Paragraph 11

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