®Planning appeal decision
Court Farm, Hindlip Lane, Hindlip, WR3 8SS
Planning appeal 3279884 at Court Farm, Hindlip Lane, Hindlip, WR3 8SS (Wychavon District Council) was dismissed on 10 June 2022 by Inspector Thandi B, 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 National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
change the use of the existing detached redundant outbuilding to 1 No. holiday let (unit 1) and 2 No. dwellings (units 2 and 3)
- Authority
- Wychavon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Thandi B
- Postcode
- WR3 8SS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect on the openness of the Green Belt
- Whether the proposed development would be an appropriate location for visitor accommodation and housing having regard to the development plan and relevant national planning policies
- Whether the affordable housing contribution is required to make the proposal acceptable in planning terms
- Would the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, be clearly outweighed by other considerations. If so, would this amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would substantially harm openness, and this harm is not clearly outweighed by other considerations, so very special circumstances do not exist.
The modest benefits of housing supply, visitor accommodation contribution and affordable housing contribution do not clearly outweigh the substantial harm to Green Belt openness and inappropriateness of development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- SWDP Policy 2SWDP Policy 2ESWDP Policy 1SWDP Policy 4SWDP Policy 15SWDP Policy 35
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 64Paragraph 147
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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