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Upper Hattons Stables, Upper Hattons Farm, Pendeford Hall Lane, Coven, Staffordshire, WV9 5BD
Planning appeal 3322739 at Upper Hattons Stables, Upper Hattons Farm, Pendeford Hall Lane, Coven, Staffordshire, WV9 5BD (South Staffordshire District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 26 June 2024 by Inspector Walker A, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, including having regard to its effect on openness of the Green Belt and the purposes of including land within it.
without planning permission the partial construction of a stable block to accommodate tack rooms, washrooms and storage rooms situated around a central courtyard on the land
- Authority
- South Staffordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Walker A
- Postcode
- WV9 5BD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, including having regard to its effect on openness of the Green Belt and the purposes of including land within it
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- If the development is inappropriate, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The Inspector found that the harm to the openness of the Green Belt, to which substantial weight must be given, was not clearly outweighed by any other considerations because the appellant's principal justification (the therapy/educational use) could not lawfully be taken into account under s177(1)(a).
the substantial weight attributable to harm to the Green Belt through loss of openness was not clearly outweighed by other considerations, as no very special circumstances were demonstrated
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GB1Policy EQ4Policy EQ11Policy EV7
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 155
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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