®Planning appeal decision
Chestnuts Farm, Eastcote Lane, Hampton-In-Arden, SOLIHULL, B92 0AS
Continued use of existing agricultural building for offices and workshops for Dovetail Group with associated vehicle parking and storage in 4 containers and screen fencing; Continued use of existing yard and building for waste recycling and ancillary skip hire – C & R Lewis - part of Dovetail Group. ___________________________________________________________________________________
- Authority
- Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Change of use
- Inspector
- Curnow R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the proposal on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether this is a suitable location for a waste recycling facility in the light of development plan policies
- 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 required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The substantial weight attached to harm to Green Belt openness and the significant harm to character and appearance of the rural landscape outweighed the moderate economic and social benefits of the proposed developments.
The substantial harm to the Green Belt (inappropriateness and loss of openness) and significant harm to character and appearance were not outweighed by the moderate economic and social benefits of farm diversification and business operations, except in the case of the access track and bunds where very limited harm to openness and positive landscape mitigation justified permission.
Framework references: 11, 88, 110, 115, 143, 150, 153, 154, 155
Plan policies cited: Policy P3, Policy P12, Policy P15, Policy P17
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.