Land Between , Ford Brook and Former Railway, Rushall, WS3 1RR

Planning appeal 3297674 at Land Between , Ford Brook and Former Railway, Rushall, WS3 1RR (Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 8 December 2022 by Inspector Watson S, 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 National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

4 semi-detached dwellings

Authority: Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Watson S
Postcode: WS3 1RR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
The effect of the proposal on highway safety
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 amounts to inappropriate development in the Green Belt with no qualifying exception, causes substantial harm to openness and highway safety, and lacks the very special circumstances necessary to justify approval.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy 3.2Policy 3.3Policy 3.4Policy 3.5Policy GP2Policy GB1
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 137Paragraph 138Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 149Paragraph 150Paragraph 109Paragraph 110Paragraph 111

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