®Planning appeal decision
Appletree Lodge Otherton, Penkridge, STAFFORD, ST19 5NX
The unauthorised erection of a timber framed building (partially constructed) with a concrete base and brick build upstand for residential occupation (“the Building”)
- Authority
- South Staffordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Harbottle M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the erection of the partially constructed building constitutes inappropriate development within the Green Belt ("the GB").
- The effect of the erection of the partially constructed building on the character and appearance of the rural area.
- If the erection of the partially constructed building constitutes inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, and so amounts to the very special circumstances required to justify it ("the GB balance").
What decided it
The partially constructed building's inappropriateness and substantial harm to the openness of the Green Belt, which could not be clearly outweighed by other considerations because the building was incapable of human habitation.
Factors that might otherwise support the appeal (unmet housing need, sustainability, proposed obligations) could not, individually or collectively, clearly outweigh the substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness, so very special circumstances were not shown and the balance tipped against the appeal.
Framework references: 153, 154, 155
Plan policies cited: Policy GB1, Core Policy 4, Policy EQ11
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.