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Willow Farm Harley Lane Abbots Bromley WS15 3EU

P/2026/00253Detailed Planning ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 18 May 2026

Council decision: Refused - DelegatedDelegated (officer decision)3 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

Conversion of agricultural barn to self-build residential dwelling (Class C3)

Received
13 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Bagots & Needwood
Agent
Bagshaws LLP
  1. Received13 Feb
  2. Validated16 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided18 May

Decided in 63 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application at WILLOW FARM HARLEY LANE ABBOTS BROMLEY WS15 3EU. East Staffordshire has handled 3,393 applications of this type. This one was decided in 94 days, 4 weeks longer than East Staffordshire's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 260 applications across Bagots & Needwood. We hold 519 applications in total for the WS15 postcode area.

88% of full 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. Harmful countryside development The proposal constitutes an unjustified and visually harmful form of development in the open countryside, contrary to Policies SP1, SP8, SP24 and DP1 of the East Staffordshire Local Plan, the Re-use of Rural Buildings SPD, and the NPPF.
  2. Highway safety The development would result in an unacceptable impact on highway safety due to substandard access, inadequate visibility, lack of footways, and the unsafe nature of Harley Lane, contrary to Policies SP1 and SP35 and NPPF paragraph 115.
  3. Ecology Insufficient information has been submitted to demonstrate that the proposal would not result in adverse ecological impacts, contrary to SP29 and Section 15 of the NPPF. 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
WS15 3EU
Application type
Detailed Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Abbots Bromley CP

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 March 2026
Consultation expiry
2 April 2026
Committee meeting
18 February 2026
Application expires
1 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Bagshaws LLP

Planning decision

Statutory period
46 days

Publicity

Site notice end
2 April 2026

Additional information

UPRN
10090989312
Documents
9

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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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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