Land At Wharmadine Lane, Ashley, Newcastle-under-Lyme, TF9 4NA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• Whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development

What decided it

The appeal site's poor relationship to settlements, lack of suitable walking routes to services, and conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy directing development to sustainable locations significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of housing supply.

The moderate benefit of contributing up to four dwellings to housing supply where there is unmet need was significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the significant harm from conflicting with the spatial strategy and sustainable transport objectives of the development plan and Framework