®Planning appeal decision
Kerry Hill Farm, Eaves Lane, Armshead , Staffordshire, ST2 8NA
for the change of use from agricultural field currently used as grazing land for horses to use as a dog exercise field. The area of development will utilise a previously fenced paddock used for grazing of horses which will result in no physical changes to existing boundary hedges and fences which have been in place for agricultural purposes for the past 40 years
- Authority
- Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Watson S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- Whether the appeal site is suitable for the type of development proposed
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers
- Whether any 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 proposal would cause substantial harm to the openness of the Green Belt through necessary infrastructure (fencing and parking), harm the character and appearance of the rural area, and create unacceptable noise disturbance to neighbouring occupiers, with no very special circumstances to justify this inappropriate development.
Framework references: 11, 135, 143, 147, 152, 153, 154, 155
Plan policies cited: Policy SS10, Policy DC1
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.