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Allowed16 October 20243338220

Land Adjacent Maerfield Gate Farm, Stone Road, Blackbrook, Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5 5ED

Planning appeal 3338220 at Land Adjacent Maerfield Gate Farm, Stone Road, Blackbrook, Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5 5ED (Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council) was allowed on 16 October 2024 by Inspector Watson S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the location of the appeal site is suitable for a new dwelling.

for the erection of a self-build dwelling

Authority
Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Watson S
Postcode
ST5 5ED

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the location of the appeal site is suitable for a new dwelling

What decided it

The site's status as previously developed land with suitable access to services and sustainable transport options, particularly the bus route and pedestrian underpass, made it suitable for a rural dwelling that would not be isolated or reliant on private motor vehicles.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
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National Planning Policy Framework
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