Squirrels Rest, Poplar Lane, Hatherton, Cannock, WS11 1RS

Planning appeal 3349508 at Squirrels Rest, Poplar Lane, Hatherton, Cannock, WS11 1RS (South Staffordshire District Council) was dismissed on 14 March 2025 by Inspector Hartley D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt including its effect on the openness and purposes of Green Belt.

Erection of wooden chalet with associated patio area; material change of use of land to mixed use as agriculture and residential including use as paddock for keeping ponies and horses, sensory garden/playground, and paddock for keeping goats; erection of fencing

Authority: South Staffordshire District Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Hartley D
Postcode: WS11 1RS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt including its effect on the openness and purposes of Green Belt
whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development

What decided it

The substantial harm to Green Belt openness and countryside encroachment caused by the development was not clearly outweighed by the personal circumstances of the appellant's disabled child, as policy-compliant alternatives existed to meet those needs.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy GB1 of the South Staffordshire Council Core Strategy 2012
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 143Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 155

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