Bandland Farm, No Mans Heath Road, Clifton Campville, Staffordshire, B79 0BE

Planning appeal 6004768 at Bandland Farm, No Mans Heath Road, Clifton Campville, Staffordshire, B79 0BE (Lichfield District Council) was dismissed on 26 May 2026 by Inspector Garrard M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site is in a sustainable location for the proposed use, having particular regard to the likely means of travel by future users to access the proposed development.

change of use of land to create a dog walking field

Authority: Lichfield District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector: Garrard M
Postcode: B79 0BE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the appeal site is in a sustainable location for the proposed use, having particular regard to the likely means of travel by future users to access the proposed development
whether the proposed access arrangements and on-site parking provision would provide for safe operation of the development

What decided it

The site's location as a stand-alone countryside destination where future users would be almost entirely reliant on private motor vehicle access conflicts with development plan policies requiring sustainable locations and reduction of private car travel.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy Rural 1Core Policy 7CP1CP3CP5ST1ST2
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 88Paragraph 89

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