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Dismissed11 June 20266004053

Leonards Farm, Hot Lane, Biddulph Moor, ST8 7HP

Planning appeal 6004053 at Leonards Farm, Hot Lane, Biddulph Moor, ST8 7HP (Staffordshire Moorlands) was dismissed on 11 June 2026 by Inspector C Billings, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.

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
Inspector
C Billings
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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy H1Policy SS10Policy DC1Policy DC2Policy DC3Policy DES 1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 154

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The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2026

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