Land off Stafford Road, Woodseaves, Stafford, ST20 0NR

erection of two dwellings and associated works

Authority: Stafford Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Brennan P

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for the proposed development, having regard to local policy and if harm arises, whether this is outweighed by other material considerations

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, which engaged the tilted balance and made the conflict with development plan housing distribution policies carry reduced weight, allowing the housing benefits to outweigh the policy conflict.

The conflict with the development plan housing distribution policies, given reduced weight due to the five-year housing land supply shortfall, was outweighed by the moderate benefits of housing delivery, economic benefits, and environmental gains, with the presumption in favour of sustainable development applying.

Framework references: 232, 78, 11

Plan policies cited: Policy SP3, Policy C5A, Policy SP7

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