®Planning appeal decision
Newnham, 10 Bickenhill Lane, Marston Green, Solihull, West Midlands, B37 7EY
Planning appeal 3318288 at Newnham, 10 Bickenhill Lane, Marston Green, Solihull, West Midlands, B37 7EY (Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 3 October 2023 by Inspector Rawle S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any other relevant development plan policies.
outline of one two storey infill house adjacent to Newnham, 10 Bickenhill Lane
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Rawle S
- Postcode
- B37 7EY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any other relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the development
What decided it
The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt causing substantial harm to openness, which is not clearly outweighed by other considerations including the housing land supply shortfall.
The substantial weight given to inappropriateness and considerable harm to openness significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest social and economic benefits and sustainability considerations, even in the context of a 3.6 year housing land supply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy P17
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 149
- Judgments
- Julian Wood v The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and Gravesham Borough Council [2015] EWCA Civ 195
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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