86a Houndsfield Lane, Hollywood, Solihull, Worcestershire, 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.