Planning appeal decision
1a St. Catherines Road, Blackwell, Bromsgrove, B60 1BN
Planning appeal 3304582 at 1a St. Catherines Road, Blackwell, Bromsgrove, B60 1BN (Bromsgrove District Council) was allowed on 31 January 2023 by Inspector Fleming L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.
Detached double garage
- Authority
- Bromsgrove District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Fleming L
- Postcode
- B60 1BN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The garage's design features matching the appeal dwelling, its subservient scale, softening by hedging, and the varied character of the surrounding area meant the development did not harm the character and appearance of the locality.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BDP19 of the Bromsgrove District Plan 2011-2030 (2017)Policy BD2 of the Lickey & Blackwell and Cofton Hackett Neighbourhood Plan (2019)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 130
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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