®Planning appeal decision
35 Cannock Road, STAFFORD, ST17 0QE
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
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
Framework references: 136, 56, 57
Plan policies cited: Policy N1, Policy N4, Policy T1, Policy T2, Policy N1h, Policy N9
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.