®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed17 January 20243321349
New Street, Biddulph Moor, Nr Biddulph, Staffordshire, ST8 7NL
removal of trees and forming new private access drive to dwelling. Closing off existing access via industrial yard on health and safety grounds
- Authority
- Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Clowes M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, with regard to the impact on trees
- If the development is inappropriate, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The moderate harm to character and appearance through loss of protected trees, which was not clearly outweighed by the unsubstantiated health and safety justification, conflicted with Policy NE2 and the development plan as a whole.
Framework references: 155
Plan policies cited: Policy SS10, Policy NE2, Policy DC1, Policy DC3, Policy NE1, Policy NE2
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.