Planning appeal decision
Callimore Farm, Rushock , WR9 0NS
Planning appeal 3284779 at Callimore Farm, Rushock , WR9 0NS (Wyre Forest District Council) was dismissed on 20 October 2022 by Inspector Aqbal M, 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 of use of land for the storage of agricultural machinery, use of agricultural buildings for storage and retention of commercial buildings for offices
- Authority
- Wyre Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Change of use
- Inspector
- Aqbal M
- Postcode
- WR9 0NS
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 of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the proposal on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposal on agricultural land
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbours
- Whether any 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 cumulative harm to the Green Belt (inappropriateness, loss of openness, conflict with Green Belt purposes), character and appearance, and loss of agricultural land is not clearly outweighed by the economic and employment benefits claimed.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP.22Policy DM.32Policy DM.22
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 137Paragraph 134Paragraph 143Paragraph 144
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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