Planning appeal decision
Land at Mill Lane, Great Haywood, ST18 0RJ
Planning appeal 6008888 at Land at Mill Lane, Great Haywood, ST18 0RJ (Stafford) was dismissed on 15 July 2026 by Inspector C McDonagh, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether prior approval should be granted for a temporary recreational campsite with regards to flood risk.
60 day temporary recreational camp site
- Authority
- Stafford
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- leisure-sport
- Inspector
- C McDonagh
- Postcode
- ST18 0RJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether prior approval should be granted for a temporary recreational campsite with regards to flood risk
What decided it
The site-specific flood risk assessment did not include adequate substantive provisions for warning and evacuation as required by Schedule 2, Part 4, Class BC of the GPDO.
What the Inspector cited
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 174Paragraph 175
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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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.
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