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Allowed15 June 20266007019

Land Adjacent to Higher Gorsty Birch Farm, Stallington Road, Blythe Bridge, ST11 9QH

Planning appeal 6007019 at Land Adjacent to Higher Gorsty Birch Farm, Stallington Road, Blythe Bridge, ST11 9QH (Stafford) was allowed on 15 June 2026 by Inspector Andrew Smith, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the development represents inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

Retention of two agricultural buildings and access track

Authority
Stafford
Appeal type
Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
agricultural
Inspector
Andrew Smith
Postcode
ST11 9QH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether or not the development represents inappropriate development in the Green Belt

What decided it

The buildings are genuinely for agricultural purposes and fall within the Green Belt exception for agricultural buildings, therefore do not constitute inappropriate development requiring very special circumstances justification.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SP7

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