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Dismissed14 January 20253345249

The Dingle Coven Road, Brewood, Stafford, ST19 9BY

Planning appeal 3345249 at The Dingle Coven Road, Brewood, Stafford, ST19 9BY (South Staffordshire District Council) was dismissed on 14 January 2025 by Inspector Bromley N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the location would be suitable for housing having regard to flood risk.

Proposed 1 no. dormer bungalow

Authority
South Staffordshire District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Bromley N
Postcode
ST19 9BY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether or not the location would be suitable for housing having regard to flood risk
  • whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
  • whether or not the location would be suitable for housing having regard to accessibility to services and facilities

What decided it

The proposal failed to satisfy the sequential test for flood risk, with the access located in Flood Zone 3 and no evidence provided that sequential and exceptions tests had been undertaken, constituting significant harm that outweighed the modest benefits of delivering one dwelling.

The modest positive benefits of one dwelling and contribution to housing supply shortfall did not outweigh the significant harm arising from failure to satisfy the sequential flood risk test and conflict with the development plan as a whole; the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply due to the flood risk exception in footnote 7 to paragraph 11(d).

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Core Policy 3Policy GB1Core Policy 1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 154Paragraph 176

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