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Allowed22 May 20266004546

The Mount, Stowe Lane, Hixon, Staffordshire, ST18 0NB

Planning appeal 6004546 at The Mount, Stowe Lane, Hixon, Staffordshire, ST18 0NB (Stafford Borough Council) was allowed on 22 May 2026 by Inspector Willis S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on highway safety.

the erection of two dwellings

Authority
Stafford Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Willis S
Postcode
ST18 0NB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on highway safety

What decided it

The existing access already serves multiple properties without demonstrated safety concerns, and the modest increase in vehicle movements from two dwellings would not create a harmful effect on highway safety given good visibility and low vehicle speeds on the shared private road.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy T2 of The Plan for Stafford Borough

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