®Planning appeal decision
Oulton Abbey, Kibblestone Road, Oulton, ST15 8UW
retention of existing modular portable building for use as project team office and meeting space for a temporary period
- Authority
- Stafford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Bayliss G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt including the purposes of including land within it
- The effect of the development on the setting of nearby listed buildings
- If inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the development
What decided it
The harm to the designated heritage assets and the Green Belt, attracting great and substantial weight respectively, is not clearly outweighed by the limited public benefits demonstrated, as there is insufficient evidence of active progress toward the Abbey buildings' repair and reuse to justify the continued retention of the portacabin.
Framework references: 142, 154, 202, 212, 213, 215
Plan policies cited: Policy SP7, Policy N1, Policy N9
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.