®Planning appeal decision
Leonards Farm, Hot Lane, Biddulph Moor, ST8 7HP
demolition of a steel-framed building and derelict farmhouse, and construction of a four-bedroom replacement farmhouse
- Authority
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- ST8 7HP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies and the effects on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area, including the setting of a non-designated heritage asset and the Gritstone Upland landscape
- if 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
What decided it
The proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would cause substantial harm to openness and purposes, and would harm the character and appearance of the area including a non-designated heritage asset, with no benefits that clearly outweigh these harms to constitute very special circumstances.
Framework references: 154
Plan policies cited: Policy H1, Policy SS10, Policy DC1, Policy DC2, Policy DC3, Policy DES 1
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.