Agricultural Land Near Cuttle Pool Farm, Cuttle Pool Lane, Temple Balsall , Solihull, B93 0AP

the change of use of land for private dog walking

Authority: Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector: Plenty B

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposed change of use would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies, the effect on the openness of the Green Belt and if inappropriate development, whether any harm is clearly outweighed by other considerations amounting to very special circumstances
Whether the proposed use would be in a suitable location with respect to local and national spatial planning policies
The effect of the proposal on highway safety, with particular regard to the use of the access and the width of Cuttle Pool Lane

What decided it

The proposal preserves the openness of the Green Belt through its low-intensity nature with no hardstanding, minimal vehicle movements, and agricultural appearance, thereby satisfying the Green Belt policy test and making the location suitable for this particular outdoor recreation use.

Framework references: 149, 150, 92, 120

Plan policies cited: Policy P17, Policy P7, Policy P8

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