®Planning appeal decision
c/o Whiston Hall Golf Club, Black Lane, Whiston, Staffordshire, ST10 2HZ
the development of existing over flow car park for new residential dwellings
- Authority
- Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Clowes M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site would provide a suitable location for housing having regard to the development strategy for the area and accessibility to services and facilities
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to protected trees, the public right of way network (PROW) and utilities
- The effect of the proposed development upon protected species
What decided it
The adverse effects of granting permission, comprising unsustainable location, significant harm to character and appearance, unresolved impacts on protected species, and development plan conflict, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest benefits of 6 dwellings and limited economic contributions.
The modest benefits of housing delivery and economic contributions were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the adverse effects of unsustainable location, significant harm to character and appearance, unresolved protected species impacts, and development plan conflict when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
Framework references: 11, 109, 135, 136, 180
Plan policies cited: Policy SS9, Policy H1, Policy SS10, Policy T1, Policy DC3, Policy SS1, Policy DC1, Policy NE1
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.