®Planning appeal decision
The Villa, Birks Drive, Ashley Heath, Staffordshire, TF9 4PX
construction of 2 storey/2 bedroomed single family dwelling house
- Authority
- Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Moore J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the area, including trees protected by a Tree Preservation Order (TPO)
What decided it
The significant harm to the character and appearance of the area caused by the incongruous density of development and the substantial loss of trees protected by TPO, which would not be adequately mitigated by replacement planting, outweighs the limited benefits of housing delivery and economic activity.
The limited benefits of housing delivery, economic activity during construction, and sustainable construction features were outweighed by the significant harm to character and appearance and the loss of protected trees, assessed against the Framework taken as a whole.
Framework references: 135, 14
Plan policies cited: Policy CSP1 of the Newcastle-under-Lyme and Stoke-on-Trent Core Spatial Strategy 2009, Saved Policies N12 and N13 of the Newcastle-under-Lyme Local Plan 2003, Policies LNPP1 and LNPP2 of the Loggerheads Neighbourhood Plan 2019, Supplementary Planning Document: Newcastle-under-Lyme and Stoke-on-Trent Urban Design Guidance 2010
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.