Pumping station 391m, Lying to the North of Astwood Lane, Bromsgrove, B60 4BN

Without planning permission, the material change of use of agricultural and forestry land to a mixed use for agricultural, forestry and residential use of black timber cladded cabin ("the cabin") approximately marked blue on the attached plan, for permanent residential occupation

Authority: Wychavon District Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Hanson S

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the residential use of the site is inappropriate development within the Green Belt, including any impact on openness, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
Whether the location of the site is acceptable for the residential use of the land
If the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt, would the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, be clearly outweighed by other considerations and if so, whether very special circumstances exist to justify the development

What decided it

The residential use of the land causes substantial harm to Green Belt openness and constitutes inappropriate development, with no very special circumstances demonstrated to justify it.

Framework references: 150, 149

Plan policies cited: Policy SWDP2, Policy SWDP19

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