Blacksmiths Cottage Newborough Road Hoar Cross DE13 8RD

1. 1.Inappropriate Development in the Countryside The proposal introduces a commercial short term holiday use in the open countryside, outside any settlement boundary, where development is tightly controlled. The use is not essential to a rural location, is unrelated to a rural enterprise and conflicts with the Local Plan’s spatial strategy. It therefore fails to comply with Policies SP1, SP2 and SP8 of the East Staffordshire Local Plan 2012 - 2031.
2. 2.Harm to the Character and Appearance of the Hoar Cross Conservation Area The Conservation Area’s significance derives from its quiet, rural character and low intensity domestic pattern of activity. The intensified comings and goings, transient group occupation and commercial nature of the use would erode these qualities and fail to preserve the character or appearance of the Conservation Area, contrary to Policies SP24 and SP25 of the East Staffordshire Local Plan 2012 - 2031and the statutory duty under s.72(1) of the 1990 Act.
3. 3.Harm to Residential Amenity The use would generate materially greater noise, disturbance and vehicle movements than a single dwellinghouse, arising from larger groups, high turnover and late evening activity. These impacts cannot be effectively mitigated through conditions and would result in unacceptable harm to neighbouring amenity, contrary to Policies SP24 and DP1 of the East Staffordshire Local Plan 2012 - 2031.
4. 4.Failure to Demonstrate Safe and Suitable Parking Arrangements The submitted parking layout does not demonstrate that all spaces can operate safely or independently. There is a realistic risk of overspill parking and unsafe manoeuvring, contrary to Policy SP35 of the East Staffordshire Local Plan 2012 - 2031
5. 5.Failure to Meet the Criteria for Tourism Development Policy SP15 supports tourism uses only where they are appropriately located and do not harm amenity, the countryside or highway safety. The proposal fails these criteria and therefore does not benefit from support under SP15 of the East Staffordshire Local Plan 2012 - 2031.

From the council's decision notice.

Postcode

DE13 8RD

Application type

Detailed Planning Application

Scale / size

Small

Parish

Hoar Cross CP

Date validated

24 November 2025

Consultation expiry

2 January 2026

Consultation end

2 January 2026

Target decision date

19 January 2026

Committee meeting

4 November 2025

Application expires

19 January 2026

Applicant

Private applicant

Agent

Vista Planning

Case officer

Gary Shilton

Statutory period

54 days

Site notice end

2 January 2026

UPRN

10008040771

Documents

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