®Planning appeal decision
The Paddocks, Bridgnorth Road, Stourton, DY7 6QZ
Planning appeal 6008866 at The Paddocks, Bridgnorth Road, Stourton, DY7 6QZ (South Staffordshire District Council) was dismissed on 23 September 2026, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies.
Erection of stables for the keeping of horses, including hardcore, tarmac access, and fencing and gates to the front boundary.
- Authority
- South Staffordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- agricultural
- Postcode
- DY7 6QZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposal on highway safety
- if the proposal is found to be inappropriate development whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The closeboard fencing would diminish the visual openness of the Green Belt and fail to minimise impact on openness as required by Framework Policy GB7, and this harm to the Green Belt, together with moderate harm to character and appearance, is not clearly outweighed by other considerations.
The substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and visual openness, together with moderate harm to character and appearance, was not clearly outweighed by the moderate weight afforded to animal welfare and security benefits and limited weight afforded to the scarcity of alternative sites outside the Green Belt.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GB7 of the FrameworkPolicy GB1 of the Core Strategy Development Plan Document (2012)Policy EV7 of the Core StrategyPolicy EQ4 of the Core Strategy
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Policy GB7Policy GB6Policy DP3Policy TR6
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.