Keyostas Ltd, 277 Birmingham Road, BROMSGROVE, B61 0EP

the “Demolition of Existing Buildings and Erection Of 72-Bedroom Care Home

Authority: Bromsgrove District Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: community-institutional · Other Major Developments
Inspector: Dean S

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the revised 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 the historic environment
the need for the development proposed
would the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The cumulative significant weight of the other considerations (care home need, housing supply benefits, reduced health service pressure and employment) clearly outweighed the very limited Green Belt harm and the justified loss of the non-designated heritage asset, amounting to very special circumstances.

The other considerations of significant and substantial weight (care home need, housing land supply, reduced healthcare pressure, employment and public benefits) clearly outweighed the harm from inappropriateness, the very limited harm to Green Belt openness, and the loss of the non-designated heritage asset, so very special circumstances were found to justify the development.

Framework references: 204

Plan policies cited: Policy BDP4, Policy BDP20, Policy BDP20.3, Policy BDP20.6, Policy BDP20.14, Policy BDP10

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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