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

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.