Stafford Education and Enterprise Park, Weston Road, Stafford, ST18 0BC

change of use from student accommodation to asylum seeker accommodation

Authority: Stafford Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Inquiry
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Jones G

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect that the proposed development would have on fear of crime
the effect that the proposed development would have on social inclusivity
the effect that the proposed development would have on local public health resources

What decided it

The scheme's accordance with the development plan and the Framework's presumption in favour of sustainable development comfortably outweighed the limited weight attributable to concerns over fear of crime, social inclusivity and public health resources.

the benefits of plan/Framework compliance, funding, job creation and reuse of a vacant building significantly and comfortably outweighed the limited weight of the matters raised against the scheme

Framework references: 11, 92, 130

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