®Planning appeal decision
Curr Lane , Upper Bentley , Redditch , Worcestershire , B97 5ST
Planning appeal 3312531 at Curr Lane , Upper Bentley , Redditch , Worcestershire , B97 5ST (Bromsgrove District Council) was dismissed on 10 July 2023 by Inspector Stephens K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for housing with regard to local and national policies.
Redevelopment and change of use to a large portion of an existing mixed use commercial site known as Curr Lane Farm, involving the demolition of existing storage buildings, and the erection of 7 new homes, set out around two new courtyards, accessed from a new roadway ingress off Curr Lane. Two of the existing storage barns will remain to the northern end of the site
- Authority
- Bromsgrove District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Stephens K
- Postcode
- B97 5ST
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for housing with regard to local and national policies
What decided it
The site's location along a narrow country lane with no pavements, poor access to public transport (2km to nearest bus stop), and lack of nearby services and facilities would make future occupants heavily reliant on the private car, undermining the Council's spatial strategy and the Framework's sustainability principles, and this harm significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest housing contribution.
The significant harm from poor accessibility to services and facilities and conflict with sustainability policies outweighed the modest contribution to housing need and associated economic and social benefits, even with the tilted balance engaged due to lack of 5-year housing land supply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BDP4Policy BDP2Policy BDP16Policy BDP1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149Paragraph 11Paragraph 55
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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