®Planning appeal decision
Corbett Business Park, Shaw Lane, Stoke Prior, B60 4EA
use of land for the stationing of 90 static residential park homes for the over 55s, with associated parking, internal service roads, and landscaping and acoustic fence to the north, east and west boundaries
- Authority
- Bromsgrove District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Walker R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development with particular reference to the surrounding land uses, including the effects on the living conditions of future occupiers, and on the operations of existing businesses, with particular reference to noise and disturbance
- The effects of the proposed development on the supply of employment land in the area
What decided it
The unacceptable living conditions for future occupiers arising from noise from surrounding industrial and rail uses, and the consequent unreasonable restrictions this would place on neighbouring businesses, outweighed the benefits even under the tilted balance.
Even with the tilted balance engaged, the adverse impacts of the proposal (substantial harm from conflict with Policies BDP1 and BDP14 regarding noise and living conditions) were found to significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of housing delivery, affordable housing contribution, PDL reuse and economic benefits.
Framework references: 187, 93, 11, 122
Plan policies cited: Policy BDP1, Policy BDP14
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.