Land east of Hazeley Paddocks, Keele Road, Madeley Heath, Staffordshire, ST5 5AL

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

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 appeal sites qualify as Grey Belt land and comply with all four criteria of NPPF paragraph 155, with the Framework's material importance outweighing conflict with local plan policies.

The benefits of housing delivery to meet demonstrable unmet need and the compliance with NPPF paragraph 155 outweighed the conflict with local plan policies SP1, ASP6, H1 and HOU1 that prioritise brownfield sites and appropriate locations

Framework references: 155, 154, 143, 110, 115, 156, 157

Plan policies cited: Policy SP1, Policy ASP6, Policy SP3, Newcastle-Under-Lyme and Stoke-On-Trent Core Spatial Strategy 2006-2026, Policy H1, Newcastle-Under-Lyme Local Plan 2011, Policy HOU1, Madeley Neighbourhood Development Plan 2018-2037

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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