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Notice varied and upheld26 September 20233311435

Stoney Lane Farm Stoney Lane, Tardebigge, Bromsgrove, B60 1LZ

Planning appeal 3311435 at Stoney Lane Farm Stoney Lane, Tardebigge, Bromsgrove, B60 1LZ (Bromsgrove District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 26 September 2023 by Inspector Jones D, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the dwelling is in a suitable location, having regard to the relevant policies of the development plan.

the change of use of the land to a mixed use comprising residential use and use as a farm office and external alterations to the existing building on the land to facilitate that mixed use (hereafter referred to as the “Unauthorised Development”)

Authority
Bromsgrove District Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Jones D
Postcode
B60 1LZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the dwelling is in a suitable location, having regard to the relevant policies of the development plan
  • The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the host building and surrounding area
  • Whether the development provides satisfactory living conditions for existing and future occupiers, with particular regard to outlook and the availability of outdoor amenity space

What decided it

The combined and long-lasting harms of an unsustainable, isolated location, harm to character and appearance, and poor living conditions significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits of the scheme.

the adverse impacts of granting planning permission (unsuitable location, harm to character and appearance, and poor living conditions) significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited economic, social and environmental benefits when assessed against the Framework policies as a whole

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy BDP1Policy BDP2Policy BDP15Policy BDP16Policy BDP19
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 80Paragraph 79Paragraph 130Paragraph 7Paragraph 8
Judgments
Braintree DC v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government & Others [2018] EWCA Civ 610

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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