®Planning appeal decision
Barn south of East Worcestershire Farm, Icknield Street, Headley Heath, Worcestershire, B38 0EP
reconstruction of barn for conversion to residence
- Authority
- Bromsgrove District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Thompson P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- whether the proposed development would be accessible to local services and facilities
- if the development is inappropriate within the Green Belt, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations. If so, would this amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal.
What decided it
The cumulative 'other considerations', including the lapsed prior approval fallback and the appellant's personal circumstances, were found to clearly outweigh the Green Belt harm, amounting to very special circumstances.
the harm from inappropriate development and loss of openness in the Green Belt was clearly outweighed by the cumulative other considerations (fallback position, materials reuse, landscaping, limited economic benefits, limited housing supply contribution and personal circumstances), amounting to very special circumstances justifying the development
Framework references: 147, 149, 150, 138, 137, 148, 7, 79, 54
Plan policies cited: Policy BD2, Policy BDP4, Policy BDP2, Policy BDP1
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.