Dunnimere Farm, Portway Lane, Harlaston, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 9LA

Change of use of agricultural land for vehicle parking and storage with associated landscaping”

Authority: Lichfield District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector: Berry A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area, including the setting of Dunnimere Farm, a Grade II listed building
the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties with reference to noise, vibrations and dust

What decided it

The harm to the setting of the Grade II listed building and the character and appearance of the rural landscape, combined with unmitigated adverse effects on neighbouring living conditions, outweighed the limited and unsubstantiated public benefits claimed.

Framework references: 212, 215

Plan policies cited: Core Policy 3, Core Policy 14, Policy BE1, Policy NR1, Policy BE2

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