®Planning appeal decision
The Granary, Lyne Hill Lane, Penkridge, ST19 5NT
Planning appeal 6012641 at The Granary, Lyne Hill Lane, Penkridge, ST19 5NT (South Staffordshire District Council) was dismissed on 21 October 2026, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the development plan and the National Planning Policy Framework, including its effect on the openness of the Green Belt.
the construction of a single storey self-build dwelling with associated parking and amenity space following demolition of an existing building
- Authority
- South Staffordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- ST19 5NT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the development plan and the National Planning Policy Framework, including its effect on the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposal on highway safety with particular regard to vehicular access
- the effect of the proposal on the integrity of the Cannock Chase SAC
- if inappropriate, 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 proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt causing substantial harm to openness, and the limited benefits from providing one dwelling do not clearly outweigh this harm and other identified harms to justify very special circumstances.
The substantial weight attached to harm to Green Belt openness, harm to highway safety, and harm to the Cannock Chase SAC, together with the failure to meet sustainable location criteria, was not clearly outweighed by the substantial weight given to housing delivery benefits, resulting in the dismissal of the appeal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GB1Policy TR3Core Policy 11Policy EQ2
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.