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Dismissed2 May 20253354499

The Green Man, Ashbourne Road, Bottomhouse, Leek, Staffordshire, ST13 7QJ

Planning appeal 3354499 at The Green Man, Ashbourne Road, Bottomhouse, Leek, Staffordshire, ST13 7QJ (Staffordshire Moorlands District Council) was dismissed on 2 May 2025 by Inspector Moore J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the location is suitable for the proposed developments, having regard to relevant development plan policies.

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Authority
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
Appeal type
other · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Unknown
Inspector
Moore J
Postcode
ST13 7QJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the location is suitable for the proposed developments, having regard to relevant development plan policies
  • the effect of the proposals upon the character and appearance of the area, including landscape character
  • the effect of the proposals upon the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with particular regard to levels of noise and disturbance

What decided it

The proposals conflict with the development plan on all three main issues—location suitability, landscape character harm, and inability to secure control of noise and disturbance to neighbouring occupiers—and the collective benefits do not outweigh the totality of harm identified.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SS1Policy SS2Policy SS10Policy SS11Policy E4Policy DC3Policy DC1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 88Paragraph 89

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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