Building To Rear Of 4 Lichfield Street Burton Upon Trent DE14 3QZ

1. 1.The proposed development is considered to result in an unduly cramped, incongruous and over intensive form of development, which would not relate well to the neighbouring built form adjacent to the site, or wider street scene in terms of scale. Furthermore, the proposal would result in a material impact on the character and appearance of the site and wider area, having a harmful impact on the setting of the Grade II listed buildings on New Street and the character and appearance of the Burton No. 2 and No. 3 Washlands/Town Centre Conservation Area. The proposed development would therefore be contrary to the aims of Policies SP1, SP24, SP25, DP1, DP3 and DP5 of the East Staffordshire Local Plan, as well as the adopted East Staffordshire Design Guide SPD and Para 135 and 139 of the NPPF.
2. 2.The proposed built form would result in a significant loss of outlook for neighbouring occupiers, creating a sense of enclosure that would be detrimental to residential amenity. The constrained nature of the site, together with the overall massing of the development would have a detrimental impact on neighbour amenity. The proposal would fail to demonstrate that new development would not harm the amenity of neighbours by way of overlooking between principal windows, an unacceptably overbearing impact or a material loss of light to neighbouring principal windows and private amenity space. therefore would be contrary to Policies SP24, DP1 and DP3 of the East Staffordshire Local Plan and the NPPF.
3. 3.The application fails to demonstrate that the development will result in no adverse flooding impacts due to the lack of a Flood Risk Assessment. The proposal is therefore contrary to Strategic Policy SP27 of the East Staffordshire Local Plan, which requires developments within flood zones to clearly demonstrate their impacts and any necessary mitigation.
4. 4.The submitted information fails to demonstrate whether the tree is located within or outside of the redline boundary, due the lack of sufficient information the Local Authority is unable to assess the potential impact on ecology and BNG. The proposal is therefore contrary to Strategic Policy SP29 of the East Staffordshire Local Plan (2012–2031) and the requirements of Schedule 7A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended).
5. 5.The proposals fail to demonstrate how the bins required in association with the dwellings would be collected, and provides no suitable bin presentation point. Therefore the proposals fail to demonstrate that the bins can be collected without a detrimental impact to highway safety and are in conflict with Policies SP1 and SP35 of the Local Plan and the Waste Storage and Collection Guidance for New Developments SPD.

From the council's decision notice.

Postcode

DE14 3QZ

Application type

Detailed Planning Application

Scale / size

Medium

Parish

Burton CP

Date validated

5 March 2026

Consultation expiry

22 March 2026

Committee meeting

19 January 2026

Application expires

8 May 2026

Applicant

Private applicant

Agent

JMI Planning

Statutory period

64 days

Site notice end

22 March 2026

UPRN

10096048510

Documents

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