®Planning appeal decision
Land to the East of Drakelow Lane, Wolverley, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY11 5RU
Planning appeal 3299706 at Land to the East of Drakelow Lane, Wolverley, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY11 5RU (Wyre Forest District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 26 June 2023 by Inspector Hanson S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies, and the effect upon the openness of the Green Belt and the purposes of including land within it.
Without planning permission the change of use of land from agricultural to dog agility training, dog training and activities and the installation and/or stationing of various items of dog agility equipment and obstacles, scrap car, touring caravan, portaloos and storage container and the erection of shelters used in connection with the dog agility training, dog training and associated activities
- Authority
- Wyre Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Hanson S
- Postcode
- DY11 5RU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies, and the effect upon the openness of the Green Belt and the purposes of including land within it
- The effect of the proposed development on: access, parking and turning and highway safety; ecology and biodiversity; and noise
- If it is inappropriate development, whether the 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 necessary to justify the proposal
What decided it
The substantial weight given to harm to Green Belt openness and the failure of other considerations to clearly outweigh this harm means the very special circumstances necessary to justify inappropriate development in the Green Belt do not exist.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM.22Policy SP.27Policy DM.24Policy SP.23
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 137Paragraph 138Paragraph 147Paragraph 150
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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