®Planning appeal decision
The Barn, Windmill Lane, Dorridge, B93 8PZ
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
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
Framework references: 11, 124, 137, 147, 148, 149
Plan policies cited: Policy P17, Policy P5, Policy P7, Knowle, Dorridge and Bentley Heath Neighbourhood Plan 2018–2033
Judgments cited: 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
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.