®Planning appeal decision
Land off Ashflats Lane, Stafford, Staffordshire , ST18 9BP
erection of 16 new bespoke 2 and 3 bedroomed bungalows (four affordable) of four detailed designs, landscaping scheme, open space provision, new habitat provision, principles of drainage, and the creation of a new access from Ashflats Lane
- Authority
- Stafford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Owen A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is suitable for the development having regard to the Council's spatial strategy
- the effect of the development on surface water flooding
- the effect on highway safety
- the effect on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The failure to demonstrate that surface water flood risk could be appropriately managed, which provided a strong reason for refusal under the Framework's flood risk policies even under the tilted balance.
the moderate benefits of affordable housing, bungalow provision and economic benefits did not outweigh the harms from an unsuitable countryside location, unsafe pedestrian access, and undemonstrated flood risk safety, so the proposal conflicted with the development plan as a whole
Framework references: 11, 181, 182
Plan policies cited: Spatial principle 3, Spatial principle 7, Policy C5, Policy N2, Policy T1, Policy N1, Policy N8, Policy C1, Policy C2
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.