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Notice varied and upheld27 September 20213266920

Land Known As Unit 5, Shaw Lane Industrial Estate, 152 Shaw Lane, Stoke Prior, Bromsgrove, B60 4ED

Planning appeal 3266920 at Land Known As Unit 5, Shaw Lane Industrial Estate, 152 Shaw Lane, Stoke Prior, Bromsgrove, B60 4ED (Wychavon District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 27 September 2021 by Inspector Bond V, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the material change of use would amount to inappropriate development within the Green Belt.

Material change of use of a replacement agricultural building from agricultural use to a mixed use of agricultural and leisure/domestic

Authority
Wychavon District Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Change of use
Inspector
Bond V
Postcode
B60 4ED

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the material change of use would amount to inappropriate development within the Green Belt
  • If so, whether the harm caused by that inappropriateness, and any other harm, is outweighed by other considerations such that very special circumstances exist to justify the material change of use
  • Whether Condition 4 is reasonable and necessary in the interests of protecting Green Belt land
  • Whether the steps required by the enforcement notice exceed what is necessary to remedy any breach of planning control

What decided it

The material change of use causes harm to Green Belt openness and represents encroachment into the countryside, with no material considerations clearly outweighing this harm to justify very special circumstances.

The substantial harm to the Green Belt caused by loss of openness and encroachment into the countryside was not outweighed by the appellant's personal convenience, enjoyment, or other considerations advanced.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SWDP 2E
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 138Paragraph 150Paragraph 56

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