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Allowed5 June 20253354312

Land South of Eccleshall Road , Loggerheads, TF9 4DJ

Planning appeal 3354312 at Land South of Eccleshall Road , Loggerheads, TF9 4DJ (Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council) was allowed on 5 June 2025 by Inspector Longmuir J, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.

the erection of up to 150 dwellings (including affordable housing) with public open space, landscaping, sustainable drainage system (SuDS) and vehicular access. All matters reserved except for means of access. This

Authority
Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Longmuir J
Postcode
TF9 4FP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • the effect of the proposal on protected species and their habitats
  • the Loss of the Best and Most Versatile Agricultural Land

What decided it

The severe shortfall in the Council's five-year housing land supply triggered the paragraph 11(d) tilted balance, and the substantial benefits of housing delivery were not significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the limited harms identified.

The substantial economic and social benefits of housing delivery and affordable housing, together with environmental benefits from biodiversity net gain and open space, outweighed the limited harm to character and appearance and the limited loss of Best and Most Versatile Agricultural Land, such that adverse impacts did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits under paragraph 11(d).

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CSP1Policy CSP4Policy N17Policy N21Policy H1Policy LNPG1Policy LNPP1Policy ASP6Policy N3Policy N4Policy CSP10Policy IM1Policy LNPS1Policy CSP6Policy SP1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 7Paragraph 8Paragraph 11Paragraph 57Paragraph 58Paragraph 61Paragraph 73Paragraph 187Paragraph 188Paragraph 212

How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.

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