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Dismissed1 September 20223296017

The Barn, Bromsgrove Road, Clent, DY9 9QB

Planning appeal 3296017 at The Barn, Bromsgrove Road, Clent, DY9 9QB (Bromsgrove District Council) was dismissed on 1 September 2022 by Inspector Jones D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether condition 6 restricting permitted development rights is reasonable and necessary to protect the character and appearance of the host building.

‘conversion of existing barn to a dwelling with extension and vehicular access’ without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 16/0027, dated 30 March 2016

Authority
Bromsgrove District Council
Appeal type
householder · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Jones D
Postcode
DY9 9QB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether condition 6 restricting permitted development rights is reasonable and necessary to protect the character and appearance of the host building
  • Whether condition 6 is reasonable and necessary to preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Holy Cross Conservation Area
  • Whether condition 6 is reasonable and necessary to protect the openness of the Green Belt

What decided it

The specifics of the appeal site, including its prominent location within the Conservation Area, its status as a non-designated heritage asset, and its open rural character, justify the restriction of permitted development rights to protect the character and appearance of the host building and the Conservation Area.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DS13 of the Bromsgrove District Local Plan January 2004Policy BDP1 of the Bromsgrove District Plan 2011-2030Policy BDP4 of the Bromsgrove District Plan 2011-2030Policy BDP19 of the Bromsgrove District Plan 2011-2030Policy BDP20 of the Bromsgrove District Plan 2011-2030
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 54Paragraph 137Paragraph 199Paragraph 202Paragraph 203

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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