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Dismissed16 June 20266004316

1 Ash Bank Road, Werrington, ST2 9DS

Planning appeal 6004316 at 1 Ash Bank Road, Werrington, ST2 9DS (Staffordshire Moorlands) was dismissed on 16 June 2026 by Inspector C Billings, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, land use, and amount of development, with particular regard to whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

erection of a detached dwelling

Authority
Staffordshire Moorlands
Appeal type
minor · Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Inspector
C Billings
Postcode
ST2 9DS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the appeal site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, land use, and amount of development, with particular regard to whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt
  • The effects of the proposed development on the openness of the Green Belt
  • 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 required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would harmfully reduce its openness, and the modest benefits of delivering a single dwelling do not clearly outweigh this substantial harm to justify very special circumstances.

The moderate and limited weight given to the benefits of housing delivery and sustainable location did not clearly outweigh the substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and loss of openness, and therefore very special circumstances do not exist.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SS10Policy H1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 143Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 155

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