®Planning appeal decision
Land Between Lymes Road and Whitmore Road, Butterton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5 4DT
Planning appeal 6002046 at Land Between Lymes Road and Whitmore Road, Butterton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5 4DT (Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council) was allowed on 23 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, with particular regard to whether the appeal site is grey belt land and whether the proposal would be inappropriate development.
erection of between 1 and 9 dwellings
- Authority
- Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wilson D
- Postcode
- ST5 4DT
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, with particular regard to whether the appeal site is grey belt land and whether the proposal would be inappropriate development
What decided it
The presence of two bus stops within very short walking distance providing regular services to major centres and a local school, combined with cycling opportunities, establishes that the site is in a sustainable location meeting paragraph 155 criteria despite poor walking access to local amenities.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy PSD5
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 49Paragraph 110Paragraph 115Paragraph 143Paragraph 154Paragraph 155Paragraph 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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