ECCLESHALL PARISH COUNCIL – PLANNING COMMITTEE MINUTES

September 17^th 2025

A meeting of Eccleshall Parish Council Planning Committee was held on September 17^th 2025, at Eccleshall Community Centre at 7.30pm.

 194/25).   Present were: –

Councillor B. Delanchy (Chairman)          Councillor G. Dale

Councillor R. Langford                                Councillor M. Gosling

Councillor P. Jones                                     Councillor D. Hill

Councillor C. Wilkins                                  Councillor S. Mifflin

Councillor A. Reid                                        Councillor D. Feneysey

Councillor C. Ryan-Bloor                           Councillor S. Perren

Councillor D. Hall

Mrs Stacey Worden (Clerk)

Two members of the public

 195/25).  Apologies

Apologies were received from Cllrs. Kean and Taylor.

 196/25).  Declarations of Interest and Councillor requests for dispensation relating to items on the agenda:

There were no requests to receive, and no declarations of interest were made.

 197/25).  Public Participation

A member of the public spoke in support of application 25/40881/FUL, providing additional information on the work undertaken to improve the biodiversity of the area and the resulting biodiversity net gain that has improved the area surrounding the proposed agricultural barn.

 198/25). To approve the minutes of the Planning Committee held on 3^rd September 2025

The minutes, which had been previously circulated, were agreed and signed.

 199/25).  Planning Decisions of Stafford Borough Council:

24/39974/FUL – Proposed first floor extension to create additional office space on existing first floor balcony area including reduction of existing kitchen window and demolition of existing pitched roof projecting through balcony area and removal of existing corner glazing to retail unit at ground floor. 2 High Street Eccleshall (also see below). Refused.

24/39975/LBC – Proposed first floor extension to create additional office space on existing first floor balcony area including reduction of existing kitchen window and demolition of existing pitched roof projecting through balcony area and removal of existing corner glazing to retail unit at

ground floor. 2 High Street Eccleshall. Refused.

21/34523/FUL –  Proposed stable building to be situated on land grazed by horses (Retrospective). Land Adjacent To Eastfields Bungalow Sytch Lane Slindon. Application Finally Disposed of.

25/40153/FUL – Internal re-ordering to upgrade accommodation. Reverse subdivision of 5 no. apartments to create single family residence. Minor external changes to provide new window and enlarged door opening. Linked with 25/40202/LBC. Johnson Hall Newport Road Wootton. Approved.

200/25)   Planning Applications for consideration:-

25/40972/HOU – Proposed replacement windows, move existing stone wall to create a fourth parking space, proposed free-standing hot tub. Retrospective approval for replacement garden fence (in conjunction with 25/41067/LBC). Green Hay Barn Pershall Lane Eccleshall. It was resolved to object to this application in support of the response submitted by the conservation officer.

25/40881/FUL – Construct a hardstanding in an agricultural field on which a 60ft by 40ft hay barn is to be built and provide a machinery and vehicle manoeuvring area and associated parking areas. Land West Of Peafield Covert Horsley Road Elford Heath. There were no objections to this application.

24/39724/FUL – Amended Application. Construction of detached dwelling and two detached garages following demolition of existing dairy building. Denham Lodge 47 Stone Road Eccleshall. It was resolved to continue to object to this application due to the excessive scale and mass of the proposal.

25/41038/HOU – Single storey link extension to join outbuilding to main property and associated works. Internal alterations. Offley Hay Farm House Doley Road Eccleshall. It was resolved to object to this application as the drawings and design show the conversion is in indicative of a new dwelling in the countryside and as such, contrary to Policy C5 of the Plan for Stafford Borough.

201/25).  To consider any further applications:-

 There were no further applications for consideration.

202/25).   Any Other Planning Matters: –

• To provide an update on the work to date with Urban Vision Enterprise planning consultancy
  • The site meeting with Hannah is taking place on the 18^th September to look at the prospective sites in detail, to further inform the responses to each application when submitted.

• To approve printing costs for resident letters for Save Eccleshall group, to disseminate consultant guidance on responses to each planning application:
  • It was resolved to approve the allocation of £1,000 within the budget previously approved for work in relation to the expected planning applications, to cover the printing costs for resident letters, which will be distributed by the group. The letters will resident information and advice from UVE consultancy, to enable residents to write a robust response to each planning application as it arises. The costs will cover up to six sets of letters, for proposals that have been brought to the attention of the Council to date.
• The Clerk advised that a member of the Save Eccleshall group has been in contact to obtain speed device data to report on vehicle numbers in areas monitored by the devices. The council agreed to share the data, as there is no information to identify individual vehicles. However, as the data is in a proprietary form for those specific units and requires specialist software for interpretation, Cllr. Reid will liaise with the resident to help to provide the required reports. All reports completed to date are on the Council website, and Cllr. Reid will be downloading the most recent data at the weekend for an updated report to be presented at the next Highways and Transport Committee meeting on the 1^st

 203/25).   Correspondence:-

• There was no correspondence for consideration.

 204/25).    Date and venue for next meeting:

Wednesday 1^st October 2025, at Eccleshall Community Centre, 7.30pm.

There being no further business, the Chairman declared the meeting closed at 9.20pm.