®Planning appeal decision
2 Yew Tree Lane, Fairfield, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, B61 9LT
Planning appeal 3279054 at 2 Yew Tree Lane, Fairfield, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, B61 9LT (Bromsgrove District Council) was allowed on 22 February 2022 by Inspector Stephens K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed dwelling would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the revised Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
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
- Postcode
- B61 9LT
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BDP4Policy BDP4.4Policy BDP2.4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 137Paragraph 147Paragraph 149Paragraph 149cParagraph 149eParagraph 149gParagraph 11d
- Judgments
- 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
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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