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Dismissed12 August 20266010048

Hilton Colliery Farm Cottage, Red Lane, Essington, WV11 2RD

Planning appeal 6010048 at Hilton Colliery Farm Cottage, Red Lane, Essington, WV11 2RD (South Staffordshire District Council) was dismissed on 12 August 2026 by Inspector K Winnard, 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 Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

a detached outbuilding (Granny Annexe) also described as redevelopment and partial extension of an existing annex currently used as a spare toilet and storage space

Authority
South Staffordshire District Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Inspector
K Winnard
Postcode
WV11 2RD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
  • If so, the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt and the character of the area
  • Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the proposal

What decided it

The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt with no exceptions applying, and the harm to the Green Belt and character of the area is not clearly outweighed by other considerations, so very special circumstances do not exist.

The substantial weight attached to the harm to the Green Belt and limited weight to the character harm were not outweighed by the limited to moderate weight given to family circumstances and other benefits, resulting in dismissal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy GB1Policy EQ11Policy SP4
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 154
Judgments
Warwick DC v SSLUHC Mr J Storer & Mrs A Lowe 2022 EWHC 2145(Admin); Sevenoaks DC v SSE & Dawe (1997)

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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