Apesford Farm, Apesford Lane, Bradnop, Staffordshire, ST13 7EX

Planning appeal 3354028 at Apesford Farm, Apesford Lane, Bradnop, Staffordshire, ST13 7EX (Staffordshire Moorlands District Council) was dismissed on 12 March 2025 by Inspector Spataru A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development with respect to local and national policies, and whether there are any material considerations sufficient to outweigh any harm identified.

the ‘erection of 2no. dwellinghouses in lieu of the 2no. dwellinghouses approved by application DET/2024/0005’

Authority: Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Spataru A
Postcode: ST13 7EX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development with respect to local and national policies, and whether there are any material considerations sufficient to outweigh any harm identified

What decided it

The proposed development would be more harmful than the fallback scheme of converting existing barns, and therefore the fallback position does not weigh in favour of the appeal proposal; moreover, the development conflicts with the Council's spatial housing strategy and local plan policies restricting countryside housing development.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy SS 10Policy H 1Policy SS 1Policy DC 1
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 82Paragraph 83Paragraph 84Paragraph 135

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