Appeal 3337222
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Official decision document
The decision, section by section
6 sections
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Section 01
Development description
extension to existing detached garage to provide additional garage with store over.
Section 02
Decision
The appeal is dismissed.
Section 03
Procedural Matter
Since the determination of the application the National Planning Policy Framework has been superseded by the National Planning Policy Framework (2023) (the Framework). However, in relation to this appeal the aims of both sets of policies are similar. No party would be prejudiced or caused any injustice by me proceeding with the appeal in light of this change in policy.
Section 04
Main Issue
The main issue in this appeal is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area in general.
Section 05
Reasons
The appeal site is generous in size, a large farmhouse lies close to the proposed development, along with detached stables. I understand that the existing garage/store with study and store on the first floor was a replacement building for a coach house. The appeal site lies within the countryside and has a rural aesthetic.
The materials proposed are sympathetic to the existing building, and the lower roof eaves and ridge provides a subservient form of development. Nevertheless, the proposed elongated outbuilding is situated in an elevated position adjacent to the highway. Whilst screened to a degree the proposed extension to the garage would be an imposing form of development in the rural area.
Whilst the proposed development would, in general, adhere to the [name], Supplementary Planning Document (2008) (the SPD) which seeks to ensure extensions to existing buildings are subservient with matching materials. The SPD is clear that the purpose of the document is to promote high quality design. I find that the proposed development would conflict with the overarching aim of SPD as the design would be a dominant feature within the countryside location.
I find that the proposed development would harm the character and appearance of the area in general.
There is conflict with Policies SP1, SP8, SP24, DP1 and DP3 of the East Staffordshire Borough Council, Local Plan, Planning for Change 2012-2031 (2015) which seek amongst other things for developments to be high quality, responding positively to the context of the surrounding area.
There is conflict with the Framework which seeks to ensure developments are of good design.
Section 06
Conclusion
For the above reasons I conclude that this appeal should be dismissed.
Planning inspector and document dates
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Appeal Decision
- Extracted inspector · page 1
- Inspector attribution ID 126No official casework-database value to compare
- Extracted decision date · page 1
- 26 June 2024Matches the official casework database
- Extracted site visit dates
- 5 June 2024 (page 1)
Reference and authority
Official identifiers and the planning authority recorded against this case.
- Case reference
- 3337222
- Application reference
- P/2023/00829
- Lead case reference
- Not recorded
- Planning authority
- East Staffordshire Borough Council
- Planning authority code
- E07000193
Casework details
The casework, procedure, development and linking details supplied by the official record.
- Casework type
- Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development type
- Householder developments
- Appeal type reason
- 1. Refused planning permission
- Appeal reason
- Refusal
- Type detail
- Unknown
- Jurisdiction
- Transferred
- Link status
- Not Linked
Site and development
Published appeal-site measurements and planning designations, without the withheld precise location fields.
- Site area
- Not recorded
- Floor space
- 22 m²
- Number of residences
- 0
- Site in Green Belt
- No
- Agricultural holding
- No
- Affects setting of a listed building
- Not recorded
- Historic building grant made
- Not recorded
- Relates to a conservation area
- Not recorded
- Flooding is an issue
- Not recorded
- Site within an AONB
- Not recorded
- Site within an SSSI
- Not recorded
Decision and dates
The published outcome and every imported case date.
- Official decision
- Dismissed
- Decision category
- Dismissed
- Received date
- 19 January 2024
- Valid date
- 29 January 2024
- Start date
- 28 February 2024
- Planning authority decision date
- 7 November 2023
- Appeal decision date
- 26 June 2024
Case administration
Published recovery, call-in, costs and enforcement information for this case.
- Redetermined
- No
- Bespoke
- No
- Date recovered
- Not recorded
- Date not recovered or derecovered
- Not recorded
- Call-in date
- Not recorded
- Costs applied for
- Not recorded
- Enforcement grounds count
- Not recorded
- Enforcement grounds
- Not recorded
Source and catalogue history
When this record appeared in the rolling official release and when the catalogue stored it.
- Source
- Planning Inspectorate casework database
- Source data system
- Horizon
- Dataset status
- Current release
- Catalogue record ID
- 53078
- First seen
- 20 August 2026 at 14:24
- Last seen
- 20 August 2026 at 16:27
- Removed from release
- Not recorded
- Record created
- 20 August 2026 at 14:24
- Record updated
- 24 August 2026 at 16:21