Planning appeal decision
19 Chestnut Drive, Hagley, Stourbridge, Worcestershire, DY9 0GH
Planning appeal 3287962 at 19 Chestnut Drive, Hagley, Stourbridge, Worcestershire, DY9 0GH (Bromsgrove District Council) was dismissed on 17 October 2022 by Inspector Law T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on open space provision.
the change of use for the land adjacent to the garden of 19 Chestnut Drive (behind The Sycamores) from public open space use to be incorporated into the existing garden of 19 Chestnut Drive. The proposal includes enclosing the area with new fencing
- Authority
- Bromsgrove District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Change of use
- Inspector
- Law T
- Postcode
- DY9 0GH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on open space provision
What decided it
The proposal would result in the loss of open space in an area with an identified undersupply of amenity green space, with no evidence to demonstrate the space is no longer needed or that the shortfall could be overcome.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BDP25
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 130
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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