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Birches Farm, Uttoxeter Road

P/2026/00239Permission in PrincipleRefused
Outline / PiP

Refused on 14 April 2026

Council decision: Refused - DelegatedDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Permission in Principle application for the erection of up to 4 self-build dwellings

Received
3 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Blythe
Agent
Croft Architecture Ltd
  1. Received3 Mar
  2. Validated10 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target14 Apr
  5. Decided14 Apr

Decided in 35 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a planning application at BIRCHES FARM, UTTOXETER ROAD. East Staffordshire has handled 4 applications of this type. This one was decided in 35 days, 4 weeks quicker than East Staffordshire's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 52 applications across Blythe. We hold 311 applications in total for the ST14 postcode area.

90% of all applications at East Staffordshire Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 9 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The application site is situated outside of a settlement boundary and is not designated as a location for housing development in the East Staffordshire Local Plan. Consequently, the principle of erecting up to 4 No. self-build dwellinghouses in this location is unacceptable and would constitute an unnecessary and unsustainable form of development in the open countryside. Further, the proposed development would extend built form into the countryside which would be to the visual detriment of the locality. Accordingly, the proposed development is contrary to Policies SP1, SP2 and SP8 of the East Staffordshire Local Plan, and the aims of the National Planning Policy Framework. This application is refused by the under signed under powers delegated by the Borough Council in accordance with the provisions of Section 101 of the Local Government Act 1972.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
ST14 8QQ
Application type
Permission in Principle
Parish
Kingstone CP

Planning application dates

Date validated
10 March 2026
Target decision date
14 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Croft Architecture Ltd
Architect profile
CROFT ARCHITECTURE LIMITED

Planning decision

Case officer
Alan Harvey

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: East Staffordshire

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