®Planning appeal decision
Land to North East Side of Spencers Lane, Berkswell, Solihull, CV7 7BZ
without planning permission, the material change of use of the land from a field of agricultural or nil use, to that of sui generis dog walking, care and training
- Authority
- Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Change of use
- Inspector
- Moore D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies
- The effect on the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the development on highway safety
- The effect of the development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with regard to noise and disturbance
- Whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the development
What decided it
The development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt causing substantial harm to openness, combined with moderate harm to neighbouring living conditions, which is not clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to constitute very special circumstances.
Framework references: 111, 150
Plan policies cited: Policy P15, Policy P7, Policy P8, Policy P14, Policy P17
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.