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Allowed1 May 20266004319

Land Opposite Beech Tree Farm, London Road, Pasturefields, Stafford, ST18 0RB

Planning appeal 6004319 at Land Opposite Beech Tree Farm, London Road, Pasturefields, Stafford, ST18 0RB (Stafford Borough Council) was allowed on 1 May 2026 by Inspector Edwards J, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the CCSAC and PSMSAC.

change of use of land to use as a residential caravan site for 3 Gypsy families each with one mobile home, one touring caravan and one day room and stable block, car parking, foul drainage, landscaping and hardscaping

Authority
Stafford Borough Council
Appeal type
other · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
caravan-gypsy · Unknown
Inspector
Edwards J
Postcode
ST18 0RB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the development on the CCSAC and PSMSAC
  • Its effect on the character and appearance of the area
  • The effect on the setting and the significance of the Trent and Mersey Canal Conservation Area

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a 5-year supply of deliverable Gypsy and Traveller pitches, which engaged the paragraph 11(d) tilted balance and was outweighed by the very significant public benefit of the development in meeting that unmet need.

The very significant weight attached to addressing the shortfall in Gypsy and Traveller pitch provision, together with modest economic, biodiversity and moderate PSED-related benefits, outweighed the moderate harm to countryside character and the limited (less than substantial) harm to the setting and significance of the Conservation Area, tipping the balance in favour of allowing the appeal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy N6Policy N1Policy N8Policy C6Policy N9
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 61Paragraph 187Paragraph 212Paragraph 215

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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