®Planning appeal decision
Land South of Carr Lane Farmhouse, Carr Lane Farm, Carr Lane, Audley, Staffordshire, ST7 8DP
Planning appeal 6001959 at Land South of Carr Lane Farmhouse, Carr Lane Farm, Carr Lane, Audley, Staffordshire, ST7 8DP (Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council) was allowed on 18 March 2026 by Inspector Wilson D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development.
proposed residential development for between 1 and 2 dwellings
- Authority
- Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wilson D
- Postcode
- ST7 8DP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a 5-year housing land supply, which engages the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11(d), and the resulting significant weight given to the contribution to housing supply outweighs the conflict with development plan policies and the low magnitude of harm from car reliance.
the significant weight given to the contribution to housing supply in the context of the Council's significant undersupply outweighed the conflict with development plan policies and the low magnitude of harm from car reliance
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy PSD1Policy PDS2Policy PSD4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 49Paragraph 72Paragraph 11
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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