Stonehouse Barn Penkridge Bank Road, Rugeley, WS15 2UE

Planning appeal 3348165 at Stonehouse Barn Penkridge Bank Road, Rugeley, WS15 2UE (Cannock Chase District Council) was dismissed on 25 March 2025 by Inspector Hughes L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

erection of detached garage with workshop and home gymnasium

Authority: Cannock Chase District Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Hughes L
Postcode: WS15 2UE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, having particular regard to the Cannock Chase National Landscape
whether any 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 proposal

What decided it

The absence of any suitable mechanism to prevent the fallback scheme from being implemented in addition to the appeal scheme means the harm to Green Belt openness and inappropriateness cannot be clearly outweighed by other considerations, and very special circumstances do not exist.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy CP1Policy CP3Policy CP14
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 154

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