Planning appeal decision
The Reddings, Ridley Lane, Nether Whitacre, Coleshill, Birmingham, B46 2DJ
Planning appeal 3308518 at The Reddings, Ridley Lane, Nether Whitacre, Coleshill, Birmingham, B46 2DJ (North Warwickshire Borough Council) was dismissed on 6 July 2023 by Inspector Townend K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the condition removing permitted development rights Classes A to E is reasonable and necessary to protect the openness of the Green Belt.
resubmission of planning application PAP/2018/0495 for two-storey rear extension, demolition of existing garage/ store and 1st floor side extension with balcony and works, without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref PAP/2019/0479, dated 8 November 2019
- Authority
- North Warwickshire Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Townend K
- Postcode
- B46 2DJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the condition removing permitted development rights Classes A to E is reasonable and necessary to protect the openness of the Green Belt
What decided it
The specific facts of the approved extensions being at maximum acceptable scale and the need to prevent further disproportionate expansion and spatial harm to Green Belt openness justified the condition as reasonable and necessary.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149Paragraph 57
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.
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