Woodland Croft, Trent Lane, Yoxall, DE13 8PW

Planning appeal 6000502 at Woodland Croft, Trent Lane, Yoxall, DE13 8PW (East Staffordshire Borough Council) was allowed on 1 December 2025 by Inspector Stephens K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for tourist holiday accommodation with regard to local and national policies.

proposed use of land for the siting of a holiday letting cabin

Authority: East Staffordshire Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector: Stephens K
Postcode: DE13 8PW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for tourist holiday accommodation with regard to local and national policies
The effect of the proposed development on highway safety with particular regard to pedestrian, cyclist and vehicle conflict

What decided it

The small-scale nature of the proposal and its benefits to farm diversification and the local economy outweighed the strict application of policies requiring development to be located in accessible settlements, particularly where remoteness can be an attraction for rural holiday accommodation.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Strategic Policy 1Strategic Policy 8Strategic Policy 15Strategic Policy 24Strategic Policy 35Policy T1 (Yoxall Neighbourhood Plan)
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 88Paragraph 89Paragraph 110

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