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The Hawthorns Scotch Hills Lane Barton Gate Barton Under Needwood DE13 8BP

P/2026/00842HouseholderRefused

Refused on 24 September 2026

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

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Construction of garden room and covered deck area.

Received
29 July 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Bagots & Needwood
Agent
Naylor Sale & Widdows LLP
  1. Received29 Jul
  2. Validated29 Jul
  3. Consult.21 Aug
  4. Target23 Sep
  5. Decided24 Sep

Decided in 57 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an outbuilding at THE HAWTHORNS SCOTCH HILLS LANE BARTON GATE BARTON UNDER NEEDWOOD DE13 8BP. East Staffordshire has handled 3,393 applications of this type. This one was decided in 57 days, 6 days quicker 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 2,945 applications in total for the DE13 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. The proposed outbuilding would not represent a modest addition in relation to the host dwellinghouse, would have a detrimental impact on the character and appearance of the rural locality and does not relate well to, or respect the character of, the existing form of development due to it siting and scale. As such the proposed development would be contrary to East Staffordshire Local Plan Polices SP1, SP24, DP1 and DP3, the East Staffordshire Design Guide and the National Planning Policy Framework.
  2. By reason of it positioning adjacent to neighbouring dwellings, the proposed development would have an unacceptable overbearing impact on the garden areas to the detriment of the amenities of occupiers of the adjoining properties. Accordingly, the proposed development would be contrary to the East Staffordshire Design Guide, the aims of the Separation Distance and Amenity SPD and the National Planning Policy Framework.
  3. The proposal fails to demonstrate that the proposals would not impact on the parking to the application property or neighbouring properties, specifically the manoeuvrability into/out of the existing parking spaces. As such the application has not demonstrated that the proposals would not result in an adverse impact to highway safety contrary to Policy SP35 of the East Staffordshire Local Plan, the Parking Standards Supplementary Planning Document and the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
DE13 8BP
Application type
Householder
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Barton-under-Needwood CP

Planning application dates

Date validated
29 July 2026
Consultation expiry
21 August 2026
Consultation end
21 August 2026
Target decision date
23 September 2026
Committee meeting
30 July 2026
Application expires
23 September 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Naylor Sale & Widdows LLP

Planning decision

Case officer
Paige Stanley
Statutory period
54 days

Publicity

Site notice end
21 August 2026

Additional information

UPRN
10096046928
Documents
3

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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