Planning appeal decision
Cookley Lane Stables, Cookley Lane, Kinver, South Staffordshire, DY7 6NW
Planning appeal 3284953 at Cookley Lane Stables, Cookley Lane, Kinver, South Staffordshire, DY7 6NW (South Staffordshire District Council) was dismissed on 10 March 2022 by Inspector Walmsley R, 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 relevant development plan policies.
storage building for hay, bedding, machinery and equipment
- Authority
- South Staffordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Walmsley R
- Postcode
- DY7 6NW
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 relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- if the development is inappropriate, whether the harm, by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, and if so, would this amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposed storage building would reduce the openness of the Green Belt by reason of its size and position on the site, and the other considerations advanced did not clearly outweigh this substantial harm to justify very special circumstances.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GB1Policy EQ4Policy EQ11
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149Paragraph 148Paragraph 219
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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