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Dismissed2 July 20253361882

The Wood Stallington Road, Blythe Bridge, Stoke-on-Trent, ST11 9QW

Planning appeal 3361882 at The Wood Stallington Road, Blythe Bridge, Stoke-on-Trent, ST11 9QW (Stafford Borough Council) was dismissed on 2 July 2025 by Inspector Bromley N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on biodiversity.

Change of use of land to private equestrian use, construction of stables, construction of 20 x 40 metre manège, and erection of fencing

Authority
Stafford Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
agricultural · Other minor developments
Inspector
Bromley N
Postcode
ST11 9QW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the development on biodiversity
  • the effect of the development on protected trees

What decided it

The development causes harm to biodiversity that cannot be suitably mitigated or enhanced through net gain, conflicting with Policy N4 and the NPPF, with no material circumstances to outweigh this conflict.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy N4Policy N1Policy N8
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 187

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