Parkland House, Brockhill Lane, Beoley, Redditch, Worcestershire, B98 9DA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• Ground (d): whether at the date the Notice was issued, no enforcement action could be taken
• Ground (a) - gates and piers: whether the development is inappropriate development; the effect on openness of the Green Belt and purposes of including land within it; whether harm is clearly outweighed by other considerations
• Ground (a) - two storey front extension: whether the development is inappropriate development; the effect on openness of the Green Belt and purposes of including land within it; whether harm is clearly outweighed by other considerations
• Ground (a) - detached garage outbuilding: whether the development is inappropriate development; the effect on openness of the Green Belt and purposes of including land within it; whether harm is clearly outweighed by other considerations
• Ground (g): whether the time given to comply with the requirements is too short

What decided it

The gates and piers, being minor scale development at a residential entrance with no harm to openness or Green Belt purposes, were justified by very special circumstances; the extension and garage exceeded policy thresholds and caused loss of openness without sufficient countervailing considerations.

For gates and piers: no harm to openness and no harm to Green Belt purposes, with limited security benefit, justified permission despite inappropriateness. For extension and garage: substantial weight to Green Belt harm from inappropriateness and loss of openness outweighed by limited countervailing considerations.