White Croft Barn Kemps Green Road, Hockley Heath, Solihull, B94 5PN

Planning appeal 3294331 at White Croft Barn Kemps Green Road, Hockley Heath, Solihull, B94 5PN (Stratford-on-Avon District Council) was dismissed on 6 April 2023 by Inspector Felgate J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would constitute 'inappropriate development' in terms of Green Belt policy.

a detached outbuilding

Authority: Stratford-on-Avon District Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Felgate J
Postcode: B94 5PN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposal would constitute 'inappropriate development' in terms of Green Belt policy
if so, whether the development would have any other impacts on the Green Belt or its purposes
the effects on the character and appearance of the Arden Special Landscape Area
the effects on the Council's policy aims for carbon emissions and climate change mitigation
how the effects of the appeal proposal compare to those of the 'fallback position'
whether any harm to the Green Belt, together with any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to 'very special circumstances'

What decided it

The development would cause substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and loss of openness, and harm to the character and appearance of the Special Landscape Area, which is not clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to constitute very special circumstances.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy CS10Policy CS12Policy CS2
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 137Paragraph 138Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 149Paragraph 150

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