Land between Rudyard Road and Hot Lane, Rudyard Road, Biddulph Moor, ST8 7JL

Authority: Staffordshire Moorlands
Appeal type: minor · Planning
Procedure: Written
Development: residential
Postcode: ST8 7JL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the appeal site is grey belt and whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
Whether the site would be a suitable location for the proposal, in respect of the spatial strategy in the Development Plan

What decided it

The absence of a five-year housing land supply, combined with the site's identification as grey belt and sustainable location, engaged the presumption in favour of sustainable development, which outweighed the moderate harm from conflict with the spatial strategy policies.

The moderate harm arising from conflict with development plan policies SS1, SS10 and H1 was outweighed by the substantial benefits of providing up to 9 dwellings in a sustainable location, associated economic benefits during construction and occupation, and delivery of Biodiversity Net Gain, applying the presumption in favour of sustainable development under policy S5 of the Framework.

Plan policies cited: Policy SS10, Policy SS2, Policy SS8, Policy SS1, Policy H1, Policy DC3, Policy DES 1, Policy HOU2

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What an account adds

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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