Land South Of Lapley Road Wheaton Aston Stafford ST19 9QF

1. 1.The site is located outside of the village Development Boundary, beyond the canal which demarks the edge of village, and there is no safe walking or cycling route into the village. Residents would therefore largely be reliant on the use of private vehicle to access basic services and facilities, including access to schools. The site is not therefore considered to be sustainably located having regard to paragraphs 110 and 115 of the NPPF.
2. 2.The proposed development fails to provide suitable and deliverable active travel routes to encourage walking and cycling from the proposed development to local amenities in the village and therefore will likely increase the likelihood of highway danger at Tavern Bridge, contrary to paragraph 115 of the NPPF, Core Policy 11 and Policy EV11 of the Core Strategy.
3. 3.The proposal would result in the potential loss of a high-grade category A tree, contrary to paragraphs 136 and 193 of the NPPF and Core Strategy Policy EQ4.
4. 4.The proposal would lead to less than substantial harm to the setting of the Canal Conservation due to the introduction of built form of both sides of the canal which is not characteristic of the canal. Whilst this harm is at the lower end of less than substantial, in this instance the public benefits of the proposal are not considered to outweigh the harms identified taking into account the policies within the NPPF as a whole, contrary to Policy EQ3 and paragraphs 210 and 215 of the NPPF.
5. 5.No Naturespace Certificate or survey information has been provided in respect of Great Crested Newts. As such, insufficient information has been provided to demonstrate there would be no detrimental impact on protected species, in line with the requirements of the NPPF, Policy EQ1 of the Council's Core Strategy and the ODPM Circular 06/2005 or the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 (as amended).
6. 6.In order for the proposal to be deemed to have no adverse effect on site integrity in relation to recreation pressure to Cannock Chase SAC, the Unilateral Undertaking must be signed and completed prior to the determination of the application, otherwise the application does not pass Appropriate Assessment and would result in unmitigated adverse in-combination recreational effects to Cannock Chase SAC, contrary to Policy EQ2.

From the council's decision notice.

Postcode

ST19 9QF

Application type

Major Outline Application

Scale / size

Large

Number of dwellings

45

Parish

LAPLEY, STRETTON & WHEATON ASTON

Date validated

6 February 2026

Consultation expiry

7 May 2026

Consultation start

23 April 2026

Consultation end

7 May 2026

Neighbour consultation start

17 February 2026

Last date for comments

7 May 2026

Target decision date

22 May 2026

Agent address

Mark Doodes Planning Unit 1 The Old Barn Wicklesham Lodge Park Faringdon Oxfordshire SN7 7PN

Statutory period

91 days

Last advertised

18 March 2026

Advertisement expiry

8 April 2026

Site notice start

2 March 2026

Site notice end

23 March 2026

Planning Portal ID

PP-14623265

Documents

82

Constraints

13