®Planning appeal decision
The Paddocks, Mile Flat, Kingswinford, South Staffordshire, DY6 0AU
2no. replacement dwellings without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 20/00406/FUL, dated 22 July 2020
- Authority
- South Staffordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Walmsley R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the openness of the Green Belt and the character and appearance of the area would be harmed
- in the event that allowing development would lead to inappropriate development in the Green Belt, whether any harm by inappropriateness, or any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances which would be necessary to justify the development
What decided it
Condition 9 is not reasonable or necessary to prevent harm from GPDO Classes A, B, C and D, but remains necessary to restrict Class A Part 2 development (gates, walls, fences) which would cause moderate harm to Green Belt openness and rural character.
The moderate harm to Green Belt openness and character from boundary walls and fences under Class A Part 2 was not outweighed by other considerations, necessitating retention of the condition for that class only.
Framework references: 137
Plan policies cited: Policy GB1, Policy EQ4, Policy EQ11
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