Lower Warstone Farm Old Warstone Lane, Essington, Wolverhampton, WV11 2AS

Planning appeal 3368213 at Lower Warstone Farm Old Warstone Lane, Essington, Wolverhampton, WV11 2AS (South Staffordshire District Council) was allowed on 22 September 2025 by Inspector Hughes L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development is in an appropriate location for housing, having regard to local and national policies and accessibility to services and facilities.

conversion of existing stables to 4 No. 2 bedroom dwellings

Authority: South Staffordshire District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Hughes L
Postcode: WV11 2AS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposed development is in an appropriate location for housing, having regard to local and national policies and accessibility to services and facilities
the effect of the proposal on the Cannock Chase Special Area of Conservation (SAC)

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing supply engaged the tilted balance under Paragraph 11d of the Framework, and the considerable benefit to housing supply from four dwellings outweighed the moderate harm from conflict with the spatial strategy.

The considerable benefit to housing supply from four dwellings and the small benefits from economic and social factors and enhancement of the immediate setting outweighed the moderate harm from conflict with Policy CP1's spatial strategy and the small harm from conflict with Framework guidance on sustainable transport modes.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy GB1Policy CP1Policy EQ2
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 58Paragraph 84

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