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Dismissed11 May 20266005478

Land East of Greenway Hall Road, Stockton Brook, Stoke-on-Trent, ST9 9PW

Planning appeal 6005478 at Land East of Greenway Hall Road, Stockton Brook, Stoke-on-Trent, ST9 9PW (Stoke-on-Trent City Council) was dismissed on 11 May 2026 by Inspector McDonagh C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is suitable in principle for residential development, having particular regard to its location in the green belt.

Application for permission in principle for the erection of 3 - 6 dwellings

Authority
Stoke-on-Trent City Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
McDonagh C
Postcode
ST9 9PW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the appeal site is suitable in principle for residential development, having particular regard to its location in the green belt
  • Whether or not the proposal would constitute inappropriate development
  • The effect of the proposal on the openness of the green belt
  • 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 developments

What decided it

The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the green belt with significant harm to openness, and the limited housing and economic benefits do not clearly outweigh the substantial weight that must be given to green belt harm, such that very special circumstances do not exist.

The limited housing contribution of 3-6 dwellings and modest economic benefits do not clearly outweigh the substantial weight given to harm to the green belt by reason of inappropriateness and harm to its openness.

What the Inspector cited

National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 109Paragraph 110Paragraph 115Paragraph 142Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 155

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