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Dismissed29 September 20253363937

31 Oakhurst, Lichfield , Staffordshire, WS14 9AL

Planning appeal 3363937 at 31 Oakhurst, Lichfield , Staffordshire, WS14 9AL (Lichfield District Council) was dismissed on 29 September 2025 by Inspector Moulton E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including its impact on a protected tree.

erection of a 3 bedroom dwelling

Authority
Lichfield District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Moulton E
Postcode
WS14 9AL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including its impact on a protected tree
  • The effect of the proposal on highway safety, with particular regard to the adequacy of the access
  • Whether appropriate living conditions would be maintained for the occupants of 31 Oakhurst, with particular regard to outlook and light
  • Whether appropriate living conditions would be provided for future occupiers of the proposal, with regard to outdoor garden space

What decided it

The substantial and long-lasting adverse impacts on character and appearance, highway safety, and neighbouring living conditions significantly and demonstrably outweigh the moderate benefits of providing one additional dwelling.

The benefits of housing delivery and economic benefits from construction and occupation, carrying moderate weight, were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the substantial and long-lasting adverse impacts on character and appearance, highway safety, and the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Core Policy 3Policy BE1Policy NR4Policy ST2Policy ST1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 135Paragraph 115Paragraph 116Paragraph 11
Judgments
R v Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council ex parte Milne [2000] EWHC 650

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