®Planning appeal decision
Railway Corner, Stanklyn Lane, , Summerfield, Kidderminster, Worcs, DY10 4HP
Planning appeal 3290643 at Railway Corner, Stanklyn Lane, , Summerfield, Kidderminster, Worcs, DY10 4HP (Wyre Forest District Council) was dismissed on 14 September 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 revised Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
demolition of existing buildings and redevelopment to create 1-3 residential units
- Authority
- Wyre Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Thandi B
- Postcode
- DY10 4HP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the revised Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- Whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for new housing having regard to the development plan, relevant national planning policies and accessibility to services and facilities
- The risk of flooding
- 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 proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt with substantial harm to openness, combined with location beyond the settlement boundary without demonstrated local need and unresolved flood risk, with no other considerations clearly outweighing these harms to justify very special circumstances.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM.22Policy SA.DPLPolicy SP.11Policy SP.31Policy SP.32
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 138Paragraph 148Paragraph 149Paragraph 150Paragraph 159
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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