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Dismissed29 April 20266005296

Land off Alwoodley, Edge Lane, Endon, Staffordshire, ST9 9DG

Planning appeal 6005296 at Land off Alwoodley, Edge Lane, Endon, Staffordshire, ST9 9DG (Staffordshire Moorlands District Council) was dismissed on 29 April 2026 by Inspector McDonagh C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would constitute inappropriate development in the green belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

Installation of a horse riding arena, 40m x 20m, formed of excavated area filled and surfaced with silica sand, enclosed by post and rail timber fence of 1.5m height

Authority
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Other minor developments
Inspector
McDonagh C
Postcode
ST9 9DG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would constitute inappropriate development in the green belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of occupiers of adjacent dwellings
  • Whether any harm to the green belt by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposed development

What decided it

The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the green belt that is harmful by definition, combined with further harm to character and appearance, and the absence of other considerations that could constitute very special circumstances sufficient to overcome these collective harms.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SS10Policy DC1Policy DC3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 154Paragraph 155Paragraph 143Paragraph 153Paragraph 135

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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