High Brow Rowney Green Lane, Rowney Green, Alvechurch, Birmingham, B48 7QP

Planning appeal 3284572 at High Brow Rowney Green Lane, Rowney Green, Alvechurch, Birmingham, B48 7QP (Bromsgrove District Council) was dismissed on 2 February 2022 by Inspector Sutton A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the Framework and development plan policy.

proposed new detached double garage

Authority: Bromsgrove District Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Sutton A
Postcode: B47 7QP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the Framework and development plan policy
the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The proposal would result in inappropriate development in the Green Belt causing loss of openness and harm to character and appearance, with no very special circumstances to justify it.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy BDP4Policy BDP9Policy BDP19Policy H4Policy H2
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 149

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