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Dismissed11 January 20233292600

Land Adjacent Houndsfield Industrial Estate, Houndsfield Lane, Hollywood, B47 5QR

Planning appeal 3292600 at Land Adjacent Houndsfield Industrial Estate, Houndsfield Lane, Hollywood, B47 5QR (Bromsgrove District Council) was dismissed on 11 January 2023 by Inspector Law T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

the change of use of land and building to form new training facility including removal/cessation of all activities associated with recycling waste materials

Authority
Bromsgrove District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector
Law T
Postcode
B47 5QR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
  • The effect on the openness of the Green Belt
  • Whether the proposed development would comply with national and local planning policies which seek to steer new development away from areas at highest risk of flooding
  • The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of nearby residents
  • Would the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the proposal

What decided it

The substantial weight given to Green Belt harm arising from inappropriate development and loss of openness was not clearly outweighed by the moderate benefits of job creation and training provision, particularly as no evidence demonstrated the need to locate in this specific Green Belt location.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
BDP23BDP1.4
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 150Paragraph 167Paragraph 168Paragraph 130

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