®Planning appeal decision
Land West of Hazeley Paddocks, Keele Road, Madeley Heath, Staffordshire, ST5 5AL
Planning appeal 6000779 at Land West of Hazeley Paddocks, Keele Road, Madeley Heath, Staffordshire, ST5 5AL (Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council) was allowed on 10 December 2025 by Inspector Astley-Serougi B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is grey belt land and whether the proposals would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
for permission in principle for the erection of 2 - 6 dwellings
- Authority
- Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Astley-Serougi B
- Postcode
- ST5 5AL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site is grey belt land and whether the proposals would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
What decided it
The Framework's Grey Belt provisions at paragraph 155, which permit residential development on Grey Belt land where there is demonstrable unmet housing need and sustainable location, outweigh the conflict with local plan policies.
The material importance of the Framework's Grey Belt provisions and the demonstrable unmet need for housing outweighed the conflict with local plan policies seeking to ensure development is sited in appropriate locations and prioritise brownfield sites
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP1Policy ASP6Policy H1Policy HOU1Policy SP3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 155Paragraph 154Paragraph 143Paragraph 110Paragraph 115Paragraph 156Paragraph 157
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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