2 Yew Tree Lane, Fairfield, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, B61 9LT

Proposed alterations to existing bungalow, reinstatement of second access point and construction of new infill 3 bedroom dwelling house

Authority: Bromsgrove District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Stephens K

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposed dwelling would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the revised Framework and any relevant development plan policies
The effect of the proposed dwelling on the openness of the Green Belt
If the proposed dwelling constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt, would the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The proposed dwelling constitutes limited infilling in the village of Fairfield within Framework paragraph 149e) and therefore is not inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

The benefits of housing delivery and the lack of a five-year housing land supply, combined with the proposal's compliance with the limited infilling exception, outweighed any other considerations.

Framework references: 137, 147, 149, 149c, 149e, 149g, 11d

Plan policies cited: Policy BDP4, Policy BDP4.4, Policy BDP2.4

Judgments cited: Julian Wood v SSCLG and Gravesham Borough Council [2015] EWCA Civ 195; Lee Valley Regional Park Authority, R v Epping Forest District Council & Anor (Rev 1) [2016] EWCA Civ 404

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