64 Kidderminster Road, Hagley, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 0QL

for the removal of single-storey side extension and erection of a dwelling

Authority: Bromsgrove District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Gee R

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposal upon the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with particular regard to outlook and privacy
whether the proposal would provide satisfactory living conditions for the future occupiers of the dwelling with particular regard to amenity space and privacy

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, combined with the absence of conflict with the development plan on the main issues of neighbouring and future occupier living conditions, engaged the tilted balance under Framework paragraph 11(c), requiring permission to be approved without delay.

The contribution of a single dwelling to housing land supply, in the context of the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year supply, outweighed any concerns and supported approval under the tilted balance.

Framework references: 11

Plan policies cited: BDP1, BDP19, Bromsgrove District Plan 2017, High Quality Design SPD 2019

Read the decision letter on the Inspectorate’s site

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.

What an account adds

Draw a red line around your site and the appraisal follows.

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.

Then the development plan position, the housing land supply as an Inspector last accepted it, and every appeal decided around the site with its letter.

Every English appeal since 2016, with the letter behind it wherever the Inspectorate published one. Searched by meaning as well as by words, with the key case law counted live across the letters.

Casework that chases the deadlines. Applications, appeals and conditions with their statutory dates.

The judgement stays yours. The tool gathers the material and dates it.