®Planning appeal decision
The Dingle Coven Road, Brewood, Stafford, ST19 9BY
- Authority
- South Staffordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Bromley N
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).
Framework references: 11, 154, 176
Plan policies cited: Core Policy 3, Policy GB1, Core Policy 1
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.