®Planning appeal decision
Stoney Lane Farm Stoney Lane, Tardebigge, BROMSGROVE, B60 1LZ
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
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
Framework references: 11, 80, 79, 130, 7, 8
Plan policies cited: Policy BDP1, Policy BDP2, Policy BDP15, Policy BDP16, Policy BDP19
Judgments cited: Braintree DC v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government & Others [2018] EWCA Civ 610
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