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Dismissed23 June 20233310448

The Barn, Windmill Lane, Dorridge, B93 8PZ

Planning appeal 3310448 at The Barn, Windmill Lane, Dorridge, B93 8PZ (Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 23 June 2023 by Inspector Crossen S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

for the development of a single infill dwelling

Authority
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Crossen S
Postcode
B93 8PZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
  • whether the appeal site is a suitable location for new housing, having regard to access to goods and services
  • whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the proposal

What decided it

The proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt with a greater impact on openness than existing development, and the site is unsuitable for housing due to poor accessibility to services, with no very special circumstances to justify approval.

the limited benefits of one additional dwelling and housing supply contribution do not clearly outweigh the harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and the unsuitability of the location for housing

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy P17Policy P5Policy P7Knowle, Dorridge and Bentley Heath Neighbourhood Plan 2018–2033
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 124Paragraph 137Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 149
Judgments
Julian Wood -v- The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and Gravesham Borough Council [2015] EWCA Civ 195; North Wiltshire District Council v Secretary of State for the Environment and Clover [1993] 65 P. & C.R. 137; Baroness Cuberlege of Newick and Patrick Cuberlege -and- Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and DLA Delivery Limited; Wokingham Borough Council and Secretary of State for Housing Communities and Local Government and Taylor Wimpey UK Limited and Darrell John Beasley and Beverley Anne Beasley [2019] EWHC 3158 (Admin); R. (on the application of Lee Valley Regional Park Authority) -and- Epping Forest District Council and Valley Grown Nurseries Ltd. [2015] EWHC 1471

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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