Councillors are due to make a decision on whether to allow plans to site a "tourist shepherd hut" type holiday let in Biddulph Moor this week.

Staffordshire Moorlands District Council's Planning Committee will consider the plans at a meeting on Thursday after they were called in at the request of Cllr John Jones to assess the impact on local tourist facilities.

The plans were submitted by a Mr R Whiston and relate to Sky Cottage on Top Road.

The site already has five pitches in place for caravans and two outbuildings which are used as a holiday let and facilities for the caravans.

The proposed hut would include a bedroom, living and kitchen area and a shower room, and are intended for tourists who don't own a caravan or are seeking a "glamping" type experience.

A planning statement prepared on behalf of the applicant argues that the hut would benefit local tourism, and could bring in over £30,000 of tourism income to the local economy per year.

However, the district council's planning officers have recommended the plans for refusal, saying that the hut would "fail to preserve the openness of the Green Belt" and feeling that it "would be harmful to the rural, open and exposed character and appearance of the surrounding area".

The district council's Planning Committee will have the final say on the application on Thursday.