Holloway House Farm, Ashwood Lower Lane, Staffordshire, DY7 5AR

Planning appeal 3365189 at Holloway House Farm, Ashwood Lower Lane, Staffordshire, DY7 5AR (South Staffordshire District Council) was allowed on 1 August 2025 by Inspector Hughes L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is in an appropriate location for the proposed development, having regard to local and national strategy and accessibility to services and facilities.

conversion of workshop and stables to create 2 residential units

Authority: South Staffordshire District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Hughes L
Postcode: DY7 5AR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the appeal site is in an appropriate location for the proposed development, having regard to local and national strategy and accessibility to services and facilities

What decided it

The severe housing shortfall (1.17 years supply) and the engagement of the tilted balance in paragraph 11d of the Framework meant that the benefits of housing supply outweighed the conflict with the development plan and Framework policies on location and sustainability.

The considerable benefit to housing supply arising from the severe shortfall outweighed the significant conflict with Policy CP1 and the small weight given to conflicts with Framework provisions on sustainable transport and growth management, such that the adverse impacts did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy GB1Core Policy 1 (CP1)
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 84

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