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Dismissed4 January 20243322799

Laburnum Lodge, Rough Park Lane, Hamstall Ridware, Rugeley, Staffordshire, WS15 3SH

Planning appeal 3322799 at Laburnum Lodge, Rough Park Lane, Hamstall Ridware, Rugeley, Staffordshire, WS15 3SH (Lichfield District Council) was dismissed on 4 January 2024 by Inspector Smith H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would represent a suitable location for tourism development, with regard to accessibility to services and facilities.

A holiday let (single-storey building with modern materials including Siberian larch timber cladding, extensive glazing, composite decking and permeable woodchip pathways)

Authority
Lichfield District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Smith H
Postcode
WS15 3SH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would represent a suitable location for tourism development, with regard to accessibility to services and facilities
  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The proposal would harm the character and appearance of the area through its incongruous modern design in a rural setting, and would not represent a suitable location for tourism development due to poor accessibility to services and facilities without reliance on private car travel.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Core Policy 1Core Policy 3Core Policy 5Core Policy 9Policy ST1Policy BE1

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