®Planning appeal decision
Elford Lowe Farm, Elford Road, TAMWORTH, B79 9BJ
the use of vehicle storage area and HGV parking with access off Elford Road
- Authority
- Lichfield District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- employment-industrial · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Blackwell J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the development on the setting of Elford Lowe Farmhouse, a grade II listed building, with particular regard to the access (Entrance B)
What decided it
The significant public benefits of the scheme—job creation, support for the viability of the wider farm enterprise, and highway safety—were found to outweigh the less than substantial harm to the setting of the listed Farmhouse and the limited harm to character and appearance.
The significant benefits of farm diversification, job creation, ongoing viability of the wider farm enterprise, highway safety and efficient use of land outweighed the limited harm to character and appearance and the less than substantial harm to the setting of the listed Farmhouse, and outweighed the conflict with the development plan as a whole
Framework references: 199, 202, 84, 85, 38
Plan policies cited: Policy CP1, Policy CP3, Policy NR1, Policy BE1, Policy CP14, Policy BE2, Policy LS1, Policy DH2
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.