®Planning appeal decision
THORNCROFT FARM, BLACKSHAW MOOR, LEEK, ST13 8TW
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
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.
Framework references: 80, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy SS1, Policy SS9, Policy SS10, Policy H1, Policy DC1
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.