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Dismissed16 January 20253346674

Oulton Abbey, Kibblestone Road, Oulton, ST15 8UW

Planning appeal 3346674 at Oulton Abbey, Kibblestone Road, Oulton, ST15 8UW (Stafford Borough Council) was dismissed on 16 January 2025 by Inspector Bayliss G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

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
Postcode
ST15 8UW

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SP7Policy N1Policy N9
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 142Paragraph 154Paragraph 202Paragraph 212Paragraph 213Paragraph 215

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