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

Planning appeal 3315258 at Stafford Education and Enterprise Park, Weston Road, Stafford, ST18 0BC (Stafford Borough Council) was allowed on 26 June 2023 by Inspector Jones G, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect that the proposed development would have on fear of crime.

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

What the Inspector cited

National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 92Paragraph 130

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