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Notice upheld14 May 20263375060

Little Blakeley, Lane Farm, Blakeley Lane, Dilhorne, Stoke on Trent, ST10 2PT

Planning appeal 3375060 at Little Blakeley, Lane Farm, Blakeley Lane, Dilhorne, Stoke on Trent, ST10 2PT (Staffordshire Moorlands District Council) was dismissed on 14 May 2026 by Inspector Walker A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

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 · Other minor developments
Inspector
Walker A
Postcode
ST10 2PT

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 would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt causing significant harm to openness and rural character, and the appellants failed to demonstrate very special circumstances that would clearly outweigh this harm.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SS10Policy DC1Policy DC3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 142Paragraph 143Paragraph 153Paragraph 154

How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.

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