®Planning appeal decision
Land West of Spout Lane,, Baddeley Edge, Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 7LR
Planning appeal 6003824 at Land West of Spout Lane,, Baddeley Edge, Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 7LR (Stoke-on-Trent City Council) was dismissed on 21 May 2026 by Inspector Bartle L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the development would be in a suitable location having regard to transport accessibility and highway safety.
application for permission in principle for the erection of between 2 & 4 dwellings
- Authority
- Stoke-on-Trent City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Bartle L
- Postcode
- ST2 7LR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development would be in a suitable location having regard to transport accessibility and highway safety
- whether the proposed dwellings would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to national policy
- if the proposal would be inappropriate development, whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The potential residual risk to highway safety arising from increased vehicular movements along Spout Lane, combined with the development being inappropriate in the Green Belt, could not be outweighed by the housing benefits in the absence of very special circumstances.
The significant weight attributed to housing provision and economic benefits was outweighed by the substantial weight given to harm to the Green Belt and the unacceptable highway safety implications of the location, resulting in dismissal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CSP1 of the Newcastle-under-Lyme and Stoke-on-Trent Core Spatial Strategy 2006–2026
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 115Paragraph 116Paragraph 117Paragraph 154Paragraph 155
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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