Planning appeal decision
35 Cannock Road, Stafford, ST17 0QE
Planning appeal 3326519 at 35 Cannock Road, Stafford, ST17 0QE (Stafford Borough Council) was allowed on 2 January 2024 by Inspector Johnson W, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would result in the unacceptable loss of trees.
the demolition of the existing structures and the construction of a 76no. bedroom care home (Use Class C2) with associated access, parking, landscaping, plant and site infrastructure
- Authority
- Stafford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- community-institutional · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Johnson W
- Postcode
- ST17 0QE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would result in the unacceptable loss of trees
- whether the proposed development would be acceptable in terms of its transport and highways impacts, with particular regard to vehicular parking, manoeuvrability within the site, and safe access and egress
What decided it
The very substantial benefits of providing specialist care accommodation and associated economic/social benefits outweighed the moderate-to-substantial harm from tree loss and demolition of the non-designated heritage asset.
the very substantial benefits of specialist care accommodation and wider economic/social benefits outweighed the moderate-to-substantial harm from tree loss and demolition of the non-designated heritage asset, tipping the balance in favour of the proposal despite conflict with the development plan
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy N1Policy N4Policy T1Policy T2Policy N1hPolicy N9
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 136Paragraph 56Paragraph 57
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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