®Planning appeal decision
Hilton Colliery Farm Cottage, Red Lane, Essington, WV11 2RD
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
- 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.
Framework references: 154
Plan policies cited: Policy GB1, Policy EQ11, Policy SP4
Judgments cited: Warwick DC v SSLUHC Mr J Storer & Mrs A Lowe 2022 EWHC 2145(Admin); Sevenoaks DC v SSE & Dawe (1997)
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.