®Planning appeal decision
Shrub Cottage, Denstone Lane, Alton, Staffordshire, ST10 4DE
a single self-build dwelling
- Authority
- Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Love D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for housing, having regard to development plan policies for housing in the countryside
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The adverse impacts of harm to the spatial strategy and character and appearance of the area significantly and demonstrably outweigh the minor benefits of housing delivery and self-build provision when assessed against NPPF policies as a whole.
The minor benefits of adding one dwelling to the housing market and limited social and economic benefits were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by harm to the spatial strategy and character and appearance of the area, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy SS1, Policy SS10, Policy H1, Policy DC1
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.