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Dismissed23 January 20266000692

Land At Trentham Retail Village, Stone Road, Stoke on Trent, ST4 8AX

Planning appeal 6000692 at Land At Trentham Retail Village, Stone Road, Stoke on Trent, ST4 8AX (Stafford Borough Council) was dismissed on 23 January 2026 by Inspector Stephens K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the special interest and significance of the heritage assets.

a temporary installation (18 months) of an observation wheel at the Trentham Estate

Authority
Stafford Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Other Major Developments
Inspector
Stephens K

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the special interest and significance of the heritage assets
  • Whether the appeal development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the Framework and the development plan, and the effect of the appeal development on the openness of the Green Belt and purposes of including land within it
  • If the development constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt, would the harm, by reason of inappropriateness and any other harm, be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The harm to the significance of designated heritage assets of the highest importance, combined with inappropriate Green Belt development, is not outweighed by the limited economic and tourism benefits, and no very special circumstances exist to justify approval.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SP7Policy E5Policy E7Policy N1(h)Policy N8aPolicy N9
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 142Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 155Paragraph 212Paragraph 213Paragraph 214Paragraph 215

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