®Planning appeal decision
Acreswood Manor Road, Baldwins Gate, Newcastle, ST5 5ET
Planning appeal 3355961 at Acreswood Manor Road, Baldwins Gate, Newcastle, ST5 5ET (Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council) was allowed on 29 May 2025 by Inspector Vyse J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether this would be a suitable site for housing having regard to the accessibility of services and facilities for future residents in terms of limiting the need to travel and offering a genuine choice of transport modes.
an infill development comprising the provision of three serviced self-build plots
- Authority
- Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Vyse J
- Postcode
- ST5 5ET
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether this would be a suitable site for housing having regard to the accessibility of services and facilities for future residents in terms of limiting the need to travel and offering a genuine choice of transport modes
- Its effect on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
What decided it
The very significant weight to be given to the provision of three self-build homes in the face of a substantial shortfall in supply against statutory requirements, when assessed against the policies of the Framework taken as a whole under the tilted balance, outweighed the adverse impacts of locating development in an unsustainable location with poor accessibility to services and facilities.
The adverse impacts in terms of the sustainability of the location are significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the totality of the benefits (very significant weight for self-build provision, limited weight for housing delivery and local economic benefits) when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole under the tilted balance.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HG1 of the Neighbourhood PlanPolicy CSP1 of the Core Spatial StrategyPolicy DC2 of the Neighbourhood PlanPolicy SP1 of the Core Spatial StrategyPolicy ASP6 of the Core Spatial StrategyPolicy H1 of the Local Plan
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 14Paragraph 60Paragraph 110
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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