Planning appeal decision
1 Broadacres Close, Stourton, Stourbridge, Staffordshire, DY7 5BW
Planning appeal 3314310 at 1 Broadacres Close, Stourton, Stourbridge, Staffordshire, DY7 5BW (South Staffordshire District Council) was allowed on 4 May 2023 by Inspector Felgate J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the retention of the shed would accord with the terms of local and national Green Belt policies.
the erection of a wooden shed
- Authority
- South Staffordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Change of use
- Inspector
- Felgate J
- Postcode
- DY7 5BW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the retention of the shed would accord with the terms of local and national Green Belt policies
What decided it
The shed qualifies as a building reasonably required in connection with agricultural use (meadow cultivation) under NPPF paragraph 149(a) and is therefore not inappropriate development in Green Belt terms.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GB1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149
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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