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Dismissed16 October 20243342170

Land West of Ashbourne Road, Spath, Stramshall, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, ST14 5AD

Planning appeal 3342170 at Land West of Ashbourne Road, Spath, Stramshall, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, ST14 5AD (East Staffordshire Borough Council) was dismissed on 16 October 2024 by Inspector Brooker M, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development with particular regards to flooding.

the change of use to a Gypsy / Traveller site, proposed works to provide 3 no. family pitches including 1 x amenity building, level changes across the site, creation of a swale, package treatment plant, bin storage area, alterations to existing driveway, erection of stables, alterations to fencing and landscaping

Authority
East Staffordshire Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
caravan-gypsy · Change of use
Inspector
Brooker M
Postcode
ST14 5AD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether or not the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development with particular regards to flooding.
  • Whether there are material considerations which exist that outweigh the conflicts with the development plan and any other identified harm resulting from the appeal proposal.

What decided it

The site's location within Flood Zone 3b for a highly vulnerable use, compounded by an inadequate Sequential Test, was given great weight and was not clearly outweighed by the other considerations.

The great weight given to flood risk harm and conflict with the development plan was not clearly outweighed by the significant weight given to traveller pitch need, personal circumstances and the substantial weight given to the best interests of the children, even accounting for Article 8 rights and the PSED.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SP19Policy SP27

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