®Planning appeal decision
LITTLE BLAKELEY LANE FARM, BLAKELEY LANE, ST10 2PT
without planning permission, the material change of use of the Land, shown in the approximate area edged blue on the attached map numbered EN01A, from an agricultural use to a mixed use consisting of: the storage and sale of builders materials, garden and landscaping materials/supplies, secondhand plant and machinery, firewood and food products; the storage and hire of groundworks vehicles, equipment, machinery and plant; and the ancillary parking of vehicles ("the Change of Use")
- Authority
- Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Change of use
- Inspector
- Walker A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- The effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- If the development is inappropriate, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt with no demonstrated very special circumstances to outweigh the substantial harm to the Green Belt, its openness, and the character and appearance of the area.
Framework references: 142, 143, 153, 154
Plan policies cited: Policy SS10, Policy DC1, Policy DC3
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.