Land at Junction of Rising Lane & Birmingham Road, Chadwick End, Solihull, Warwickshire , B93 0DA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies
• the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt and the purposes of including land within it
• the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
• the effect of the proposal on local biodiversity
• if the development is inappropriate, whether the harm, by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, and if so, whether this would amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The proposal failed to meet the limited infill exception under Policy H11 and the Framework because it would not infill a gap between two properties but sit at the end of a row, and the substantial harm to Green Belt openness and character could not be clearly outweighed by the moderate benefits offered.

the moderate benefits of two dwellings and site tidying did not clearly outweigh the substantial harm to the Green Belt, loss of openness, harm to character and appearance, and biodiversity loss, so very special circumstances did not exist