®Planning appeal decision
Land to the North Side of The Nook, Tyrells Lane, Lower Bentley, Bromsgrove, B60 4HX
Planning appeal 3276064 at Land to the North Side of The Nook, Tyrells Lane, Lower Bentley, Bromsgrove, B60 4HX (Wychavon District Council) was allowed on 20 July 2023 by Inspector Thandi B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for residential development with regard to local and national planning policies.
the residential conversion of former agricultural building
- Authority
- Wychavon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Thandi B
- Postcode
- B60 4HX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for residential development with regard to local and national planning policies
- The effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the area
- Whether an affordable housing contribution is required to make the proposal acceptable in planning terms
What decided it
The building is disused and the proposed conversion would re-use it and enhance its immediate setting, meeting the exception in NPPF paragraph 80(c) for isolated homes in the countryside.
The conflict with development plan policies directing development to accessible locations is given limited weight because the Framework permits isolated new homes in the countryside where they re-use redundant or disused buildings and enhance their setting; the benefits of housing supply, economic benefits during construction, and contribution to rural vitality outweigh the adverse impacts, and the presumption in favour of sustainable development applies.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- SWDP Policy 2SWDP Policy 4SWDP Policy 21SWDP Policy 15
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 80Paragraph 64Paragraph 219Paragraph 79Paragraph 174Paragraph 54
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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