A "vacant and unkempt" Biddulph bungalow will be demolished and replaced with a "unique new building" after planning permission was granted by Staffordshire Moorlands District Council.

Biddulph Nub News reported previously how an application was submitted to construct a replacement dwelling at Pines Lane, Biddulph Park.

Writing on behalf of applicants Daniel and Victoria Moss, planning agent Beverley Moss described the plans further in a statement to the council.

It explains that the original house was first built in the 1920s and currently lies vacant.

However, it is said that the replacement home would "meet the latest standards" in house design.

Discussing the plans, it states: "The proposals represent an opportunity to replace a vacant and unkempt dwellinghouse with a unique new building which has been specially designed for the location and would meet the latest standards in new-build house design.

"The replacement of a vacant dwelling with a new family home would bring about benefits in relation to environmental, social and economic considerations."

The proposed new house would be built on Green Belt land, but the statement argues that even if the district council was to conclude that the development would harm the Green Belt, "very special circumstances" exist to outweigh this.

These are that the existing building is "an eyesore and an incongruous feature in the landscape", with a replacement dwelling being "more visually beneficial" and an "exemplary design".

The statement concludes: "It is considered that the planning balance lies clearly in favour of the proposed development and the Council is hereby respectfully requested to grant full planning permission for the proposed development."

The application was approved by the district council's planning officers this week.

A report stated: "The replacement dwelling would be materially larger than the one that it would replace, it would be inappropriate development that is harmful to the Green Belt.

"However, the existing dwelling could be enlarged with permitted development that would be equally harmful to the Green Belt.

"The quality cohesive design approach taken with the proposal is a matter that weights considerations in favour of the development over that development that might be otherwise carried out."