Portway Farm, Portway Lane, Harlaston, Nr Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 9LA

Planning appeal 3329369 at Portway Farm, Portway Lane, Harlaston, Nr Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 9LA (Lichfield District Council) was dismissed on 24 June 2024 by Inspector Plenty B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be within a suitable location having regard to local and national policies.

the erection of commercial building (Use Class E) to replace existing Dutch barn, erection of new building to form dog day care facility, and creation of additional car parking (Amendments to Application 20/01006/FUL)

Authority: Lichfield District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: employment-industrial · Other minor developments
Inspector: Plenty B
Postcode: B79 9LA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would be within a suitable location having regard to local and national policies
The effect of the proposed development on highway safety

What decided it

The retail and restaurant unit, being too large to constitute small-scale rural development, failed the sequential test for out-of-centre retail use and the site's remote location would necessitate reliance on private vehicles, creating highway safety concerns and conflicting with the development plan's spatial strategy.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Core Policy 3Core Policy 5Core Policy 7Policy ST1Policy NR1
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 91Paragraph 92Paragraph 95

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