®Planning appeal decision
86a Houndsfield Lane, Hollywood, Solihull, Worcestershire, B90 1PS
Planning appeal 3309007 at 86a Houndsfield Lane, Hollywood, Solihull, Worcestershire, B90 1PS (Bromsgrove District Council) was allowed on 14 March 2023 by Inspector Stephens K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the revised National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies, and effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt.
replacement dwelling
- Authority
- Bromsgrove District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Stephens K
- Postcode
- B90 1PS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the revised National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies, and effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt
- If the proposed development constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt, would the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, be clearly outweighed by other considerations, and would this amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, together with the pragmatic assessment that the replacement dwelling would not be materially larger than the building it replaced, clearly outweighed the harm to the Green Belt and openness.
The harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and moderate harm to openness, given substantial weight, were clearly outweighed by the lack of five-year housing land supply and the pragmatic assessment of the replacement dwelling as not materially larger than its predecessor, constituting very special circumstances.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BDP4Policy BDP2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149
- Judgments
- Athlone House Ltd v SSCLG [2015] EWHC 3524 (Admin); Julian Wood v SSCLG and Gravesham Borough Council [2015] EWCA Civ 195
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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