®Planning appeal decision
Land Off Main Road, Hollington, Staffordshire , ST10 4HX
Planning appeal 3358635 at Land Off Main Road, Hollington, Staffordshire , ST10 4HX (Staffordshire Moorlands District Council) was dismissed on 20 May 2025 by Inspector Moore J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed discounted market sales housing would be in a suitable location and whether there is a need for it, with regard to national and local planning policies.
Erection of 3 no. affordable dwellings (Discounted Market Sales Housing)
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Moore J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed discounted market sales housing would be in a suitable location and whether there is a need for it, with regard to national and local planning policies
- whether the planning obligation would make the proposed development acceptable in planning terms
What decided it
The proposal's unsuitability of location in relation to services and facilities, combined with the absence of robust evidence of need for discounted market sales housing specifically, and the defective planning obligation, meant the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply and the conflict with the development plan could not be overcome.
The adverse impacts of granting permission, including conflict with the spatial strategy and the recently made neighbourhood plan, would not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the limited benefits of housing supply and economic activity from a small three-dwelling scheme, particularly given the defective planning obligation and availability of alternative sites in more accessible locations.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- SMLP Policy H1SMLP Policy H3SMLP Policy SS1SMLP Policy SS10CNP Policy HSG1CNP Policy HSG2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 14
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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