®Planning appeal decision
Parkhill, Monsieurs Hall Lane, Dodford, Bromsgrove, B61 9AQ
Planning appeal 3279491 at Parkhill, Monsieurs Hall Lane, Dodford, Bromsgrove, B61 9AQ (Bromsgrove District Council) was dismissed on 8 December 2021 by Inspector Stephens K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the revised National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
demolition of existing gazebo and construction of extension to garage to provide annexe accommodation. Change of use of land to extend garden
- Authority
- Bromsgrove District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Stephens K
- Postcode
- B61 9AQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the revised National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt
- If the proposed development 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 cumulative effect of the proposed extension, combined with previous extensions already exceeding the policy threshold, would constitute disproportionate and inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would significantly harm openness and encroach into the countryside, and the appellant's personal circumstances did not clearly outweigh this harm.
The harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and significant harm to openness was not clearly outweighed by the appellant's personal circumstances and care needs, which were given only moderate weight.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BDP4Policy BDP4.4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149Paragraph 150Paragraph 150e
- Judgments
- Sevenoaks District Council v SSE and Dawe [1997]; Turner v SSCLG [2016] EWCA Civ 466
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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