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Allowed29 February 20243327538

Land Adjacent Hoon Avenue And Milehouse Lane, Newcastle-Under-Lyme, ST5 9NY

Planning appeal 3327538 at Land Adjacent Hoon Avenue And Milehouse Lane, Newcastle-Under-Lyme, ST5 9NY (Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council) was allowed on 29 February 2024 by Inspector Cooper P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development would harm local green space.

outline planning permission for the erection of up to 100 dwellings with associated infrastructure, children's play area, landscaping and open space. Detailed approval is sought for the means of access via Hoon Avenue and Milehouse Lane only with the details of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale to be reserved for subsequent approval

Authority
Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Cooper P
Postcode
ST5 9NY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the development would harm local green space

What decided it

The comprehensive mitigation and enhancement measures, supported by ecological surveys and a Biodiversity Net Gain Assessment, would more than compensate for the loss of green space, and the area was not deficient in open space provision.

The benefits of the development and the comprehensive ecological mitigation and enhancement measures, combined with the provision of on-site open space and the area's adequate existing open space provision, outweighed the initial loss of green space and ecological features

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
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