Parkhill, Monsieurs Hall Lane, Dodford, BROMSGROVE, 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.